A record-high 56% of Americans think that there is more crime in their area than a year ago, according to a long-time Gallup poll conducted in October. Perception of crime in the U.S. is also on the rise (78%), though still below 1992 levels (89%).
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![Line chart from Gallup showing that “Americans’ perception [of] crime is worsening.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhIwi26WAAYN-7p?format=jpg&name=large)
Shouldn't these perceptions be compared to actual crime statistics?
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Your tweet should also point out that this belief has zero basis in reality.
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Huh. I guess we don’t do causal, just coincidental
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It’s a great time to bring back this chart which shows how drastically the media mentions of crime are up in NY compared to actual crime in NY.
Republicans and Republican-owned media are trying to speak deadly crime waves into existence in order to scare voters into voting. twitter.com/mayor_alpha/st…
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So Americans essentially always think crime has gotten worse every single year. Yeah, we're a smart bunch.
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