Americans’ Concerns About National Crime Abating November 7, 2018 Just under half (49%) of Americans believe the problem of crime in the United States is very or extremely serious — a 10-percentage-point drop from last year’s 59% and the first time the number has been below 50% since 2005. CONT. Jim Norman, Gallup Share:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to print (Opens in new window)