Silencing Ethnicity Distorts Crime Policy

When authorities avoid collecting or publicly reporting perpetrators’ ethnic or migratory background in high‑visibility mass crime events, policymaking, policing priorities and public trust become distorted. Transparent, standardized reporting (with privacy safeguards) is necessary so debates about causes and remedies rest on evidence rather than rumor or political framing. — Mandating clear, auditable ethnicity/migration data protocols for large‑scale incidents would reduce politicization, improve targeted intervention, and restore public confidence in institutions.