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FILE-Police are at the crime scene in a neighborhood. (Photo: ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

A recent poll shows Americans’ views on crime in the country have improved compared to their feelings in 2023.

According to Gallup, public perceptions on the issue have changed; 64% now say national crime has increased in the past year; This means a 13 point drop in their sentiment in 2023. And now 56% of those who believe the problem The rate at which crime in the country is “extremely” or “very” serious has fallen by seven percentage points.

29% of those surveyed said there was less crime, while 4% thought there was about the same amount of crime. About 25 percent of Americans say crime is “extreme”, 31 percent say it is “very” serious, 37 percent say it is “moderate” and 5 percent say it is “not very serious.”

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The results of the survey are available at: Gallup’s annual Crime survey October 1-12. But in a separate poll in September, Gallup found that while crime was not among voters’ top voting issues affecting the presidential election in 2024, 75% still believed it was extremely or very important to their vote.

Political parties polled by Gallup are divided in their views on crime; Democrats (29%) believe crime is increasing, while fewer independents agree.

But 60 percent of Democrats say there is less crime in the United States now than in 2023, while Republicans (90%) say crime is increasing.

Additionally, 78% of Republicans believe crime is an extremely or very serious problem in the United States, compared to 35% of Democrats.

Respondents also Shared perspectives on the impact of local crime in their own fields. About 49% of Americans say there is more crime in their area than last year.

Moreover, Republicans (69%) say local crime has increased, while 23% of Democrats believe crime has increased in their area. But independents’ perceptions of local crime are similar to those of Republicans and Democrats.