Black adults are consistently more likely than Hispanic and White adults to see gun violence, violent crime as major national problems

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May 19, 2022

Safety concerns were top of mind for many Black Americans before Buffalo shooting

Black adults are consistently more likely than Hispanic and White adults to see gun violence, violent crime as major national problems

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Black adults are consistently more likely than Hispanic and White adults to see gun violence, violent crime as major national problems

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Safety concerns were top of mind for many Black Americans before Buffalo shooting
About a third of Black U.S. adults worry regularly about being threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity, and some have changed their daily routines due to these concerns
About eight-in-ten Black Americans see gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems

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