M. Sc. Mohamad Alhussein Saoud
M.Sc. Mohamad Alhussein Saoud
Current projects
Refugee Immigration and Crimes against Non-Refugee Foreigners
Duration: 30.05.2020 bis 31.12.2025
The 2015 refugee crisis brought nearly one million refugees to Germany, fuelling anti-foreigner sentiments. Using county-level special data extracts from the German Federal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt), this project explores the effects of this refugee immigration on the rate of victimization of non-refugee foreigners in bodily injury crimes with German suspects in Germany.
The 2015/2016 New Year’s Eve Cologne Event and Anti-refugee Crimes in Germany
Duration: 30.09.2019 bis 31.12.2025
New Year’s Eve 2015/2016 in Cologne saw mass sexual assaults and thefts by individuals described as having an Arab-African appearance, which sparked widespread controversy and anti-refugee sentiment. This project investigates whether the event led to a subsequent increase in crimes against refugees in Germany, exploring also potential effect heterogeneity across different regions. The project also studies whether an "anniversary effect" occurred, i.e. a spike in anti-refugee crimes materialized a full year later.