In 2021, about 74 percent of Americans felt there is more crime now in the United States than there was a year ago. A further 17 percent of survey respondents said that there was less crime in the U.S. in 2021 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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Gallup. (November 10, 2021). Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?." Chart. November 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. (2021). Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Is There More Crime in The U.S. than There Was a Year Ago, or Less?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup, Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/ (last visited May 27, 2022)