We study whether the forced removal of undocumented immigrants from the United States
increases crime and victimization in Mexican municipalities. Using individual and municipal
panel data on victimization, safety perceptions, and violent crime matched with annual
deportation flows from the United States to Mexico, we assess whether municipalities and individuals
in closer proximity to geographic repatriation points experience higher crime and
perceived insecurity with surges in deportation flows. We also assess the degree to which victimization
is concentrated on repatriated immigrants themselves. We find that individuals with
greater geographic exposure to deportation flows have a higher likelihood of being victims of
robberies and also experience lower perceived personal safety. Deportees themselves are most
likely to be the victims not perpetrators of crime.