Brad Parker
MOST AMERICANS FEEL MORE UNSAFE FROM CRIME
EXPLODING U.S. CRIME RATES AFFECTING HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR SAFETY

Are you feeling less safe from crime these days? Guess what -- you are not alone because most Americans are saying right now that they are feeling more afraid of crime than they were two years ago.
Americans were asked in a study by the Trafalgar Group whether they feel safe in the land of the free. Concerningly, 67.9% of respondents said that, compared to two years prior, they feel less protected in the United States.Â

Take a look at the reasons why. Murders have increased by 6% in 2021 across the nation. That doesn't seem like much, but it comes on top of a 30% increase from the year earlier (2019 to 2020).
And look at the cities that have had huge spikes in crime:
New Orleans, Louisiana, passed the city of St. Louis as the murder capital of America with 52 homicides per 100,000 residents.
Crime in New York City rose 37% this year alone. Grand larceny is up 49%. Auto theft rose 46.2%, robberies are up 39.2%, and assaults increased 18.6%.
Crime in Chicago makes NYC look like a piker. Murders in Chicago are 500% higher than NYC and 250% higher than LA. Crime in Chicago rose 37% from 2021, and now new laws will hamper the police in enforcing the law. Carjackings have skyrocketed.
Homicides in Philadelphia are at a record high of 562 in 2021. Sadly, they are on forecasted to pass that level in 2022.
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