crime and personal safety crime and personal safety / http://backend.userland.com/rss ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½WebTeam Smaller Majorities Say Crime In U.S. Is Serious, Increasing Americans' views of national and local crime have improved since last year, largely due to Democrats' more positive perceptions. /poll/652763/smaller-majorities-say-crime-serious-increasing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/652763/smaller-majorities-say-crime-serious-increasing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:00 GMT 4 Ways Police Encounters Shape Public Perceptions, Wellbeing 77% of Americans who have interacted with police in the past 12 months say the experience was positive overall, but those who do not report positive experiences in police encounters have lower wellbeing and feel less safe. /opinion/gallup/547073/ways-police-encounters-shape-public-perceptions-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/547073/ways-police-encounters-shape-public-perceptions-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:30:00 GMT Americans Divided on Treatment of Violent Juvenile Offenders Americans now divide evenly on whether juveniles who commit violent crimes should be treated the same as adults or receive more lenient treatment. /poll/545021/americans-divided-treatment-violent-juvenile-offenders.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/545021/americans-divided-treatment-violent-juvenile-offenders.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMT Scams: Relatively Common and Anxiety-Inducing for Americans Being the victim of a scam is one of the most prevalent crimes U.S. households experience, and also one that causes anxiety for a majority of Americans. /poll/544643/scams-relatively-common-anxiety-inducing-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/544643/scams-relatively-common-anxiety-inducing-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:30:00 GMT Personal Safety Fears at Three-Decade High in U.S. Forty percent of Americans are afraid to walk alone at night near their home, the most since 1993. This coincides with elevated public concern about being mugged, murdered, carjacked or having their car stolen or broken into. /poll/544415/personal-safety-fears-three-decade-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/544415/personal-safety-fears-three-decade-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT Americans More Critical of U.S. Criminal Justice System A majority of Americans again say the U.S. criminal justice system is not tough enough. Far fewer now than in 2003 believe the criminal justice system is fair. /poll/544439/americans-critical-criminal-justice-system.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/544439/americans-critical-criminal-justice-system.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT More Americans See U.S. Crime Problem as Serious A new high of 63% of U.S. adults say the crime problem in the U.S. is extremely or very serious. /poll/544442/americans-crime-problem-serious.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/544442/americans-crime-problem-serious.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT Majority Now Say U.S. Losing Ground on Illegal Drug Problem A majority of Americans say the U.S. is losing ground in coping with the illegal drug problem, while 24% say it is making progress, the lowest in Gallup's trend. /poll/514142/majority-say-losing-ground-illegal-drug-problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/514142/majority-say-losing-ground-illegal-drug-problem.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT New 47% Low Say Death Penalty Is Fairly Applied in U.S. A record-low 47% of Americans think the death penalty is fairly applied in the U.S., while a slim 53% majority continue to favor its use for convicted murderers. /poll/513806/new-low-say-death-penalty-fairly-applied.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/513806/new-low-say-death-penalty-fairly-applied.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT Majority in U.S. Continues to Favor Stricter Gun Laws Fifty-six percent of U.S. adults want gun laws to be stricter, consistent with most ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½polling over the past 30 years. /poll/513623/majority-continues-favor-stricter-gun-laws.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/513623/majority-continues-favor-stricter-gun-laws.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:00:00 GMT