Americans' fears of rising crime levels have hit a five-decade high, with 56 percent now saying there is more crime in their area than a year ago, according to polling released by Gallup on Friday.This past year has seen a five-percentage-point increase in the number of adults saying crime was getting worse in their neighborhood — the highest level seen since Gallup started asking that question in 1972.The measures perceptions, rather than , which ticked up during the Covid-19 pandemic and after racial protests over the police killing of , but appear to be levelling.
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