While Relatively Few Democrats, Liberals, and the High Income People are Very Concerned about Crime, Blacks, Women, and Conservatives are Most Concerned

Mar 31, 2024 | Featured

A new Economist/YouGov poll confirms what we have seen before in surveys: high income people as well as liberals and Democrats are the least concerned about crime, though other surveys also show that those with a graduate school education are also the least concerned. Interestingly, while Democrats and liberals are least concerned about crime, women and blacks, two of their strongest constituents, are most concerned.

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