Fear of Crime Has Been Nationalized

David Graham: “This fear about crime has potentially large implications. President Joe Biden, eager to show that the White House is paying attention, launched a series of crime-fighting initiatives focused on guns last month.”

“But ask Americans how things look in their own communities, and in survey after survey, they evince much less worry.”

“In a recent USA Today/Ipsos poll, 62% of Americans believed (correctly) that crime had gotten worse in the United States, but a plurality felt that their own community was no more dangerous.”