In 2024, about 64 percent of Americans felt there is more crime now in the United States than there was a year ago. A further 29 percent of survey respondents said that there was less crime in the U.S. in 2024 than there was the year previous.
Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024
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Gallup. (November 10, 2024). Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024." Chart. November 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. (2024). Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Believe There Is Either More Crime than There Was a Year Ago or Less in The United States from 1990 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup, Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024 [Graph], Gallup, November 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
