Noncitizen immigrants are significantly more likely to report serious violent crimes than residents who are citizens, according to new data compiled by the Census Bureau for the Department of Justice (DOJ). Fifty-nine percent of noncitizens responding to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) between 2017 and 2019 reported serious violent crimes they experienced to local law enforcement officials, compared to 49 percent of citizens, according to an analysis of the data by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). Hispanic immigrants, both those who are citizens and noncitizens, are the most likely, at 65 percent, to report experiencing serious violent crimes, followed by all immigrants, citizen and noncitizen, at 61 percent, the survey also found. When responses involving simple assaults are excluded, the results remain the same, with 64 percent of Hispanic immigrants, including citizens and noncitizens, say they reported being victims, compared to 48 percent for U.S.-born citizens. The figure …