Concern over crime has reached the highest point in four years amid a spike in killings in big cities and an uptick in violent crime, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Friday, and the percentage of Americans who say crime in the United States is “extremely serious” has […] Read more »
Biden is rated poorly on handling crime; alternative approaches win broad favor
The number of Americans seeing crime as an extremely serious problem in the United States is at a more than 20-year high, President Joe Biden is underwater in trust to handle it and broad majorities in an ABC News/Washington Post poll favor alternative crime-fighting strategies to address it. A sweeping […] Read more »
Californians Continue to Favor Stricter Gun Laws
As California grapples with yet another incident of gun violence that claimed the lives of nine Golden State residents, how concerned are Californians about mass shootings in their part of the state? In PPIC’s May survey—which was fielded prior to the shooting at a Valley Transit Authority facility in San […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Almost three-quarters of voters think crime is on the rise
More than 7 in 10 voters think crime is on the rise nationally amid a backdrop of escalating crime rates in major American cities and FBI warnings for local law enforcement to prepare for increases over the summer. That’s according to the latest Fox News poll released Wednesday and conducted […] Read more »
UT/TT poll: Majority of Texans oppose permitless carry, would ban police chokeholds and taxpayer-funded lobbying
Texas voters have some thoughts for lawmakers on guns, policing, abortion, alcohol to go and a variety of other issues that remain pending as the Texas Legislature enters the last month of its regular session, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Immigration and border security were the most […] Read more »
Half prioritize gun violence laws, down from its post-Parkland level
The public’s priority on enacting new laws to try to address gun violence has waned from its level three years ago, despite continued mass shooting incidents across the country. Fifty percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll prioritize enacting new gun violence laws while 43% prefer a focus on protecting […] Read more »