Only 19% Feel Safer Compared to Last Year

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• Only 1 in 5 (19%) of voters say they feel safer than they did a year ago.
  • One quarter (24%) say they feel less safe, with 14% feeling Much Less Safe.
  • A plurality (35%) feel their safety is about the same as a year ago.
• Twenty-nine percent (29%) of registered voters say that crime has increased in their area in the last year.
  • Just 17% say that crime has decreased, and 40% say that crime hasn’t changed over the last year.
  • More voters who live in high-density areas (40%) say crime has increased.
• Thirty-nine percent (39%) of registered voters say that violent crime or serious property crimes have occurred close to where they live in the last year.
  • Again, more voters who live in high-density areas (65%) say violent crime or serious property crimes have occurred close to where they live in the last year.
• Still, 65% say they feel safe walking alone at night in their neighborhood, but 28% do not.
  • More men (76%) than women (54%) say the same
  • More Elite Adjacent voters (75%) than main street voters (60%) say they feel safe walking alone in their neighborhood at night.
• A large majority (71%) of voters say it’s not likely that they or a close family member will be killed in a random mass shooting.
  • Just 16% say it is likely that they or a close family member will be killed in a random mass shooting. This is down from 23% who said the same last September 2025 and 27% in December 2024.
  • Although only 5% of all voters say it’s Very Likely they or a close family member will be killed in a random mass shooting, 19% of politically engaged voters say it’s Very Likely, as do 25% of voters in densely populated areas.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, March 4-5, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.