crime and personal safety crime and personal safety / http://backend.userland.com/rss ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav WebTeam Youth, Loneliness and Political Violence in the U.S. Although most Americans are united in rejecting political violence, a notable minority say it is "sometimes OK." /poll/697745/youth-loneliness-political-violence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/697745/youth-loneliness-political-violence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:01:00 GMT Exploring the Local Positivity Bias in Crime Perceptions Americans' ratings of the seriousness of crime nationally continue to be much more negative than their perceptions of crime at home. /opinion/polling-matters/698624/exploring-local-positivity-bias-crime-perceptions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/698624/exploring-local-positivity-bias-crime-perceptions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT U.S. Prison System Rated High on Security, Low on Reform Americans generally view the U.S. prison system as secure, but say it is ineffective at keeping inmates safe or rehabilitating them. /poll/697472/prison-system-rated-high-security-low-reform.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/697472/prison-system-rated-high-security-low-reform.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:00:00 GMT Americans Prefer Tempered Crime-Fighting Methods Americans as a whole favor addressing the root causes of crime over boosting law enforcement, and they oppose using military force in U.S. cities, but partisans' views strongly differ. /poll/697244/americans-prefer-tempered-crime-fighting-methods.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/697244/americans-prefer-tempered-crime-fighting-methods.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 30 Oct 2025 03:30:00 GMT Crime in U.S. Seen as Less Serious for Second Straight Year Fewer Americans see national or local crime rising or view these as serious problems, but concerns about child safety and financial fraud remain. /poll/697124/crime-seen-less-serious-second-straight-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/697124/crime-seen-less-serious-second-straight-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 30 Oct 2025 03:00:00 GMT Racial Divide on Policing Narrows 5 Years After Floyd Death Black Americans' opinions about four aspects of local policing in the U.S. showed modest improvement in 2024, while White Americans' views have been mostly stable since 2021. /poll/690959/racial-divide-policing-narrows-years-floyd-death.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/690959/racial-divide-policing-narrows-years-floyd-death.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 23 May 2025 03:00:00 GMT Gun Ownership Rates Have Spiked Among Republican Women U.S. gun ownership rates have remained steady, with drops among Democratic and independent men offsetting a surge among Republican women. /poll/653621/gun-ownership-rates-spiked-among-republican-women.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/653621/gun-ownership-rates-spiked-among-republican-women.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 21 Nov 2024 03:00:00 GMT Majorities Still Back Stricter Gun Laws, Assault Weapons Ban While 56% of Americans favor stricter gun laws in general and 52% back an assault weapons ban, a near-record-low 20% support banning handguns. /poll/653489/majorities-back-stricter-gun-laws-assault-weapons-ban.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/653489/majorities-back-stricter-gun-laws-assault-weapons-ban.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:00:00 GMT Drop in Death Penalty Support Led by Younger Generations Declining support for the death penalty since the early 2000s is largely a result of lower support among Generation Z and millennials. /poll/653429/drop-death-penalty-support-led-younger-generations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/653429/drop-death-penalty-support-led-younger-generations.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:00:00 GMT 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 03:00:00 GMT