Safety concerns were top of mind for many Black Americans before Buffalo shooting
32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
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32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
With Election Day approaching, here’s a closer look at voter attitudes on violent crime and an analysis of the nation’s violent crime rate.
Americans are closely divided over whether people convicted of crimes spend too much, too little or about the right amount of time in prison.
Here’s a closer look at public opinion on the death penalty, as well as key facts about the nation’s use of capital punishment.
Donald Trump leaves the White House having appointed nearly as many appeals court judges in four years as Barack Obama appointed in eight.
Blacks have long outnumbered whites in U.S. prisons. But a significant decline in the number of black prisoners has narrowed the gap.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
The public is more likely to have heard “a lot” about ongoing confrontations between police and protesters than several other stories.
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