A research of 2008 knowledge by the Maricopa County Legal professional’s Workplace discovered that whereas unlawful aliens made up 9 % of Arizona’s inhabitants, unlawful aliens accounted for 21.8 % of felonies sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court docket.
In 2008, there have been 5,173 Mexican Nationals within the state jail system out of 40,188 prisoners — 13% of the state jail inhabitants.
Another knowledge from the report is obtainable right here.

