Poll Finds US is Worried About Crime, Disapproves of Biden's Handling of It
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Friday found that Americans' concern with crime is at a four-year high amid a nationwide rise in violent crime. Fifty-nine percent of Americans believe crime is an “extremely” or “very” serious problem. Forty-eight percent disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of crime so far, compared to 38% who approve and 14% who offered no opinion. Fifty-five percent of Americans think more funding for police would help reduce crime, and seventy-five percent say boosting funding to build economic opportunities would accomplish the same goal. The survey was conducted with 907 respondents over the phone last week, and also examined public opinion about racial discrimination in policing.
Outlets across the spectrum reported on the poll. Coverage from right-rated sources typically highlighted the majority of Americans' disapproval of Biden's crime strategy. Conversely, reports from left- and center-rated sources usually focused on the majority of Americans who see crime as a serious issue, and how they think it could be solved.
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From the Right
Poll: Almost Half of Americans Disapprove of How Biden Handles Crime
Almost half of Americans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling crime in the United States, but are almost evenly divided on which party they trust to handle crime, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
The poll, conducted from June 27-30 of a random national sample of 907 adults, revealed that 48% disapprove of how Biden handles crime, with 38% approving, ABC News reported Friday.
The results concerning Biden were sharply divided among political lines, with 6% of Republicans and 35% of independents approving of Biden's work on crime, while 74%...
From the Center
Americans' concern over crime hits four-year high: poll
Americans’ concerns over crime have hit a four-year high, according to a Washington Post- ABC News poll released Friday.
Fifty-nine percent of respondents said that crime is an “extremely” or “very serious” problem in the U.S., the highest level since 2017.
On a local level, worries about crime are also growing, though lower than the national concern.
Seventeen percent of respondents said that crime was either “extremely” or a “very serious” problem in the areas they live in, compared with 10 percent last fall.
The survey comes amid a heated debate...
From the Left
Concern over crime is growing — but Americans don’t just want more police, Post-ABC poll shows
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 reached its highest point in two decades.
The poll also finds that a sizable majority believe racial discrimination still exists in the country and say they hope that communities can find solutions to crime beyond putting more police officers on American streets,...
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