Public assessment of crime as a serious issue in the United States 2000-2017

The data displays the percentage of the United States population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2017, on a nationwide and local scale. The most recent survey was done in October 2017. In 2017, about 59% of the respondents said crime was a serious or extremely serious problem in the U.S., but only 12% felt their area had a serious problem with crime.