Police forces have revealed the figures which show 897 were held in England and Wales.
One of the suspects was being followed by the BBC for a report on how his family had settled in the UK.
In Northumbria, the force admitted that last year – the latest available figures – they arrested a total of 16 Syrians.
This tally of arrests included two alleged sex offences, six claims of violence assaults and three of public disorder.
In London, 238 arrested included two for rape, three for death threats and seven for sex offences.
And Nottinghamshire cops nicked one for sexual activity with an underage girl.
The issue has been highlighted in Europe, where Germany has been
rocked by attacks including the machete murder of a woman and a suicide
bombing outside a restaurant carried out by Syrian refugees.
In England and Wales the majority of offences that Syrians were
arrested for were immigration violations, but there were other serious
crimes.
Sunday, 31 July 2016
Hundreds of Syrians in the UK arrested for rape, sex offenses
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