The statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2020, on a nationwide and local scale. The most recent survey was done in October 2020. In 2020, about 51 percent of respondents said crime was a serious or extremely serious problem in the United States, but only 10 percent felt their area had a serious problem with crime.
Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2020, nationwide and local
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Gallup. (October 31, 2020). Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2020, nationwide and local [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup. "Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2020, nationwide and local." Chart. October 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup. (2020). Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2020, nationwide and local. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup. "Percentage of The U.S. Population That Assesses Crime as a Serious Problem from 2000 to 2020, Nationwide and Local." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup, Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2020, nationwide and local Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/ (last visited March 08, 2021)