Since 2011, the number of foreign criminals deported from Denmark has shot up by 77.5 percent, according to figures from the Justice Ministry.
In 2013, over 1,800 foreigners convicted of a crime in Denmark were deported – up considerably from the 1,019 deported in 2011.
"We've focused heavily on sending home the people who have been convicted of a crime," Trine Bramsen, the judicial spokesperson for Socialdemokraterne, told Metroxpress newspaper. "Convicted foreigners do not belong in Denmark."
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Agreements in place
Bramsen said the government has established agreements with a number of other countries concerning the deportation of the criminals to their home nations.
The number of administrative deportations – involving people who are in Denmark illegally – also increased from 977 in 2011 to 1,183 in 2013.
Additionally in 2013, 431 foreigners banned from staying in Denmark were arrested in Denmark – up from 221 in 2009.