Crime
June 12, 2008As the U.S. Congress debates a bill that would help fund anti-drug trafficking efforts in Mexico, Gallup reveals that in 2007, 38% of Mexicans said there is illicit drug trafficking or drug sales in the area where they live.
May 16, 2008As Italy's President Silvio Berlusconi makes new efforts to get tough on illegal immigrants in his country, Gallup reveals that a majority of Italians (69%) perceive their community as a good place for immigrants to live.
January 24, 2008Americans' level of satisfaction with the nation's economy and the U.S. role in world affairs is down dramatically from January 2001. However, Americans' satisfaction with the nation's military strength and amount they pay in federal taxes is up from January 2001.
More respondents report being crime victims this year
December 11, 2007Gallup finds a noticeable decline in perceptions of safety in South Africa in the last year. While South Africans report relatively high levels of personal experience of crime, Gallup notes that citizens of the southern Africa region report similar, if not higher, levels.
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Last year, only 26% of Americans said Detroit was safe to live in or visit
November 20, 2007A recent controversial study of FBI crime statistics by a private research group concluded that Detroit is the most dangerous city in America. In a Gallup Poll last year, Americans were asked to rate their perceptions of the safety of major American cities. Detroit was seen as the least safe of any city tested.
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Three in 10 say they or another household member has been victimized
November 9, 2007Gallup's annual Crime poll finds little change in the percentage of Americans who say they were crime victims in the past year, with roughly 3 in 10 saying they or a member of their household has been a victim. Property theft and vandalism are the most commonly reported crimes.
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Most likely to avoid certain areas because of crime concerns
October 26, 2007Among the different things people can do to protect themselves against crime, Americans are most inclined to say they avoid certain neighborhoods, and are least likely to carry a weapon for defense. More Americans report having an alarm system in their homes than at any other point in the past seven years.
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More see crime worsening rather than improving
October 22, 2007With about half of Americans currently saying crime is up in their local areas, and about 7 in 10 saying it is up nationally, the U.S. public has a decidedly negative outlook about crime. Americans were relatively upbeat on these measures only six years ago, but -- in contrast to the decline in violent and property crime rates over that period -- public perceptions of the crime problem have become increasingly negative.
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October 22, 2007Gallup's annual crime update shows Americans views remain constant.
More than 7 in 10 Americans say nation's drug problem is very serious
October 19, 2007A recent Gallup Poll finds most Americans saying illegal drugs in the country are a very serious problem, but substantially fewer Americans -- about than 3 in 10 -- say drugs are a problem in their community. Roughly one in three Americans say the government has made progress dealing with the problem of illegal drugs in the past two years. Perceptions about drugs are related to household income and gender.
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