In 2022, 75 percent of survey respondents worried about their personal, credit card or financial information being stolen by computer hacking, making it the crime that Americans worried about most. A further 73 percent of respondents worried either frequently or occasionally about being the victim of identity theft.
Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Having your personal, credit card or financial information stolen by computer hackers
75%
Being the victim of identity theft
73%
Having your car stolen or broken into
47%
Having a school-aged child physically harmed attending school
47%
Your home being burglarized when you are not there
45%
Getting mugged
40%
Being attacked while driving your car
36%
Your home being burglarized when you are there
34%
Being a victim of a hate crime
30%
Getting murdered
29%
Being sexually assaulted
29%
Being the victim of terrorism
27%
Being assaulted/killed by a co-worker/employee where you work
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often do you, yourself, worry about the following things -- frequently, occasionally, rarely or never? How about..." Answers marked "Frequently" and "Occasionally."
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Gallup. (October 28, 2022). Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/
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Gallup. (2022). Crimes Americans worry about most in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Crimes Americans Worry about Most in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/339735/crime-worries-in-the-united-states/
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