Determined To See A Rise In Crime, Whether It's Really Happening Or Not

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Americans are famously optimistic. It’s one of the things non-Americans find annoying about us. On one major topic, though, Americans remain steadfastly pessimistic, even in the face of hard data that refute their pessimism: They consistently believe crime in the U.S. is increasing. The latest of Gallup’s annual polls on the matter sees a big jump in the already large number of adults who feel this way. Where crime is concerned, pessimism has taken on a life of its own.

Sixty-seven percent of adults polled this month said there’s more crime in the U.S.

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