U.S. crime rate trend perception 1990-2024

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

CharacteristicMoreLessSame
2024 64% 29% 4%
2023 77% 16% 6%
2022 78% 13% 7%
2021 74% 17% 7%
2020 78% 14% 6%
2019 64% 24% 9%
2018 60% 25% 8%
2017 68% 19% 9%
2016 70% 20% 6%
2015 70% 18% 8%
2014 63% 21% 9%
2013 64% 19% 9%
2011 68% 17% 8%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondentsMoreLessSame199019921993199619971998200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
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Release date

November 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2024

Number of respondents

about 1,000 each poll

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are referring to respondents who had no opinion on that topic.

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