Catch That Crime Wave

When violent crime was declining during the 1990s, Americans were slow to acknowledge the trend. Numerous polls showed people insisting crime was up even as hard evidence showed it falling sharply. So, how do they feel now that federal statistics show serious and violent crime up by 2 percent after a decade of decreases? In a Gallup poll fielded last month, 62 percent of adults said there’s more crime now than a year ago in the U.S.;