Plan targets ghetto areas

DENMARK’S centre-right government wants to double the punishment for crimes like vandalism and theft committed in areas with larger numbers of immigrants and higher unemployment, in an attempt to eliminate so-called “parallel societies” by 2030.

In December, the government presented its “ghetto” list, highlighting 22 places where the proportion of immigrants and their descendants is above 50 per cent, unemployment is high and there are a high number of penal code convictions, among other things.