In 2024, about 64 percent of Americans felt there is more crime now in the United States than there was a year ago. A further 29 percent of survey respondents said that there was less crime in the U.S. in 2024 than there was the year previous.
Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024
Characteristic
More
Less
Same
2024
64%
29%
4%
2023
77%
16%
6%
2022
78%
13%
7%
2021
74%
17%
7%
2020
78%
14%
6%
2019
64%
24%
9%
2018
60%
25%
8%
2017
68%
19%
9%
2016
70%
20%
6%
2015
70%
18%
8%
2014
63%
21%
9%
2013
64%
19%
9%
2011
68%
17%
8%
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Gallup. (November 10, 2024). Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024." Chart. November 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. (2024). Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Believe There Is Either More Crime than There Was a Year Ago or Less in The United States from 1990 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup, Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
Share of Americans who believe there is either more crime than there was a year ago or less in the United States from 1990 to 2024 [Graph], Gallup, November 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
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