Seven in 10 Americans say there is more crime in the U.S. than a year ago, unchanged from 2015. Two in 10 believe there is less crime. The percentage who believe crime is up from a year ago is near the recent high of 74% in 2009, but still significantly […] Read more »
Death Penalty Support at 60%
As voters in several states prepare to vote on death penalty initiatives, 60% of Americans say they are in favor of the death penalty for persons convicted of murder. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
One in Three U.S. Women Worry About Being Sexually Assaulted
Thirty-four percent of U.S. women say they worry “frequently” or “occasionally” about being sexually assaulted. That percentage essentially matches the 33% average in Gallup’s 17-year trend but is up slightly from an average 30% who worried from 2013 through 2015. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Support for death penalty lowest in more than four decades
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear the first of two death penalty cases in this year’s term, the share of Americans who support the death penalty for people convicted of murder is now at its lowest point in more than four decades. CONT. Baxter Oliphant, Pew Read more »
The Racial Confidence Gap in Police Performance
The deep racial tensions seen in many areas of American life underlie how blacks and whites view police in their communities, as well as their reactions to the deadly encounters in recent years between blacks and law enforcement officers, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. Only about […] Read more »
Nearly half of Americans say voter fraud occurs often
Nearly half of Americans say that voter fraud occurs at least somewhat often according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, a viewpoint at odds with studies showing it rarely occurs in U.S. elections. CONT. Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »