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By Casey Harper (The Middle Sq.)
After a significant spike in violent crime lately and a wave of retail theft, Individuals are rising extra involved about crime.
Newly launched Gallup polling discovered that 53% of surveyed Individuals fear a “nice deal” about crime, the best stage since 2016. The ballot discovered a further 27% of Individuals are fearful a “truthful quantity” about crime, with girls, Republicans and metropolis residents among the many most involved.
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“Individuals’ concern about crime and violence within the US has edged up previously yr, and for the primary time since 2016, a majority (53%) say they personally fear a ‘nice deal’ about crime,” Gallup mentioned. “One other 27% report they fear a “truthful quantity,” which locations the difficulty close to the highest of the record of 14 nationwide considerations – behind solely inflation and the financial system, and on par with starvation and homelessness.”
This stage of concern is the best in a number of years.
“Gallup has tracked this measure since 2001 when a file excessive 88% of US adults mentioned they fearful about crime and violence, together with 62% who expressed a substantial amount of concern,” the group mentioned. “Fear about crime was lowest in 2014 when 70% had been fearful, together with 39% who mentioned they fearful a terrific deal.”
The ballot comes after a significant violent crime wave lately. Now retail theft goes unchecked in elements of California the place viral movies have proven thieves stroll into shops and fill rubbish luggage with merchandise solely to stroll out unhindered.
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San Francisco has turn into a spotlight for this concern the place retail crime has turn into so pervasive that Walgreens shut down 22 areas within the metropolis.
“Organized retail crime continues to be a problem going through retailers throughout San Francisco and we aren’t proof against that,” Walgreens mentioned in an announcement. “Retail theft throughout our San Francisco shops has continued to extend previously few months to 5 instances our chain common. Throughout this time to assist fight this subject, we elevated our investments in safety measures in shops throughout town to 46 instances our chain common in an effort to supply as protected setting.”
Different shops have reported comparable issues, largely as a result of a current legislation in California that treats any thefts beneath $950 as a nonviolent misdemeanor. These crimes are infrequently prosecuted, and the boldness of thieves has continued to extend in California cities.
New York has additionally seen an increase in retail crime which comes on the heels of a spike in violent crime lately.
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The FBI reviews a significant rise in homicides in 2020 alone. FBI information will not be but obtainable for 2021, however these numbers are additionally anticipated to be elevated.
In response to the FBI, there have been roughly 21,500 murders reported in 2020, the best quantity in a long time.
“In 2020, there have been an estimated 1,277,696 violent crimes,” the FBI mentioned. “In comparison with the estimates from 2019, the estimated variety of theft offenses fell 9.3 % and the estimated quantity of rape (revised definition) offenses decreased 12.0 %. The estimated variety of aggravated assault offenses rose 12.1 %, and the quantity of homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses elevated 29.4 %.”
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