Americans More Critical of U.S. Criminal Justice System Megan Brenan, Gallup A 58% majority of Americans think the U.S. criminal justice system is not tough enough in its handling of crime, marking a sharp reversal from the prior reading in 2020 when a record-low 41% said the same. Another 26% of U.S. adults currently say the system is about right, while 14% think it is too tough.
More Americans See U.S. Crime Problem as Serious Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Sixty-three percent of Americans describe the crime problem in the U.S. as either extremely or very serious, up from 54% when last measured in 2021 and the highest in Gallup’s trend.
Personal Safety Fears at Three-Decade High in U.S. Lydia Saad, Gallup Forty percent of Americans, the most in three decades, say they would be afraid to walk alone at night within a mile of their home. This indicator of crime fears last reached this level in 1993, when, during one of the worst crime waves in U.S. history, 43% said they would be afraid. New Marquette Law School national survey finds Biden trailing three GOP opponents, Trump dominating GOP primary Charles Franklin, Marquette Law School Poll A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey of registered voters finds President Joe Biden trailing against each of the top three potential Republican candidates, with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley leading Biden 55% to 45% among registered voters. Former President Trump leads Biden 52% to 48% in the same category, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a 51% to 49% advantage. Support for Trump hits 62% in GOP primary Dana Blanton, Fox News Former President Donald Trump leads the GOP nomination race with the backing of a record 62% of Republican primary voters in a new Fox News survey. That translates to a roughly 50-point gap between Trump and Ron DeSantis (14%), and Nikki Haley (11%). Biden’s job performance rating stands at 40% approve and 59% disapprove. Biden’s ratings spell electoral trouble as he’s currently behind the Republican in each of the matchups tested.
