This statistic shows the public perception of the development of crime in the United States from 1990 to 2020. In 2020, about 78 percent of Americans felt there is more crime now in the U.S. than there was a year ago.
Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?
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Gallup. (October 31, 2020). Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2021, 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. October 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. (2020). Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 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, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2020, 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 March 08, 2021)