Americans are modestly less concerned about crime in the U.S. than they were in 2016, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll shows, although most still erroneously believe crime is on the rise. A 42 percent plurality of Americans say crime is a very serious problem in the nation as a whole, down from 53 percent in a 2016 HuffPost/YouGov poll. Just 12 percent of Americans now say crime poses a very serious problem in their own communities, almost unchanged from the previous survey. White Americans, for instance, are, by 7 points, likelier than black Americans to see crime as a very serious problem nationally but marginally less likely to say the same about their communities. Americans who live in rural areas are 9 points likelier than city-dwellers to call crime a very serious problem in the U.S. but are 5 points less likely to say crime is a very serious problem where they live.

Source: Huffington Post February 01, 2019 02:15 UTC