Americans Believe That Crime Is Going Up When The Opposite Is True

"Since the 1990s, crime rates in the US have plummeted — with the murder and violent crime rates dropping by more than half. Americans, it turns out, have no idea. A new Vox/Morning Consult poll measured how nearly 2,000 registered voters perceive crime both in their neighborhoods and in America more broadly. The poll found that 69 percent of US voters think there is more crime in the US than there was two decades ago, with 43 percent saying there is “much more” crime and 26 percent saying there is “somewhat more” crime."