Public assessment of crime as a serious issue U.S. 2000-2024

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Dec 12, 2024

In 2024, about 56 percent of survey respondents said crime was a very serious or extremely serious problem in the United States. However, only 14 percent felt their local area had a serious problem with crime. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 17 percent of respondents felt that crime was a serious problem in their area.

Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2024, nationwide and local

CharacteristicIn the United StatesIn your area
2024 56% 14%
2023 63% 17%
2021 54% 14%
2020 51% 10%
2019 52% 13%
2018 48% 9%
2017 59% 12%
2016 60% 14%
2015 59% 12%
2014 55% 16%
2013 55% 13%
2011 54% 11%
2010 60% 13%
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Release date

November 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

Number of respondents

about 1,005 respondents each year

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The statistic above only shows the Top-Two boxes "extremely serious" and "very serious".

During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Overall, how would you describe the problem of crime in the United States/in the area where you live -- is it extremely serious, very serious, moderately serious, not too serious, or not serious at all?"

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