U.S. crime rate trend perception 1990-2022

Published by Erin Duffin, Dec 7, 2022
In 2022, about 78 percent of Americans felt there is more crime now in the United States than there was a year ago. A further 13 percent of survey respondents said that there was less crime in the U.S. in 2022 than there was the year previous.

Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?

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Release date

November 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

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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