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Writer's pictureBrad 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. 

Chart showing 67% of American survey respondents feel less safe from crime than 2 years ago.
Study shows more than two thirds of Americans feel less safe from crime than two years ago.

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:


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