12
Apr
2016
By Calvin at 12:51 GMT, 8 years ago
Americans' level of concern about crime and violence is at its highest level in 15 years. Fifty-three percent of U.S. adults say they personally worry "a great deal" about crime and violence, an increase of 14 percentage points since 2014. This figure is the highest Gallup has measured since March 2001.
The rise in Americans' level of concern about crime could reflect actual, albeit modest, increases in crime, as well as increasing media coverage of the same.
The Gallup Poll was conducted in early March 2016 and the full (quite short) report can be read at this link: http://www.gallup.com/poll/190475/americans-concern-crime-climbs-year-high.aspx
