How Safe Are We? The Real Odds of Becoming a Crime Victim,
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Fear of crime is on the rise. But violent crime is dropping. Why the disconnect?
We should feel safer. The FBI has been reporting reductions in violent crime for several years. The rate—which covers murder,
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But if anything, we feel less safe. According to a Gallup poll, the percentage of Americans who feel crime is rising nationally has generally increased, from 53 percent in 2004 to 68 percent in 2006 to 74 percent in October 2009. Gallup found similar results for our perception of local crime, with the percentage of Americans who believe there’s increased crime in their area rising from 37 percent in 2005 to 51 percent in 2009.
Easier and faster access to crime news likely accounts for some of the misperception. And we’ve become all too aware of crimes that barely existed in the U.S. twenty years ago, such as identity theft and terrorism. Yet overall,
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Here’s the scoop on some commonly feared crimes and the real odds of being a victim. (All real-crime odds are for a one-year period, so,
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* Identity Theft: One in 1.52 (66 percent) of us worry about this digital-age crime,
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* Car Crimes: One in 2.13 of us worry about our car being stolen or broken into. The actual odds of car theft in a year? Nationwide, just 1 in 187.3.
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* ######ual Assault: One in 5.26 of us worry about this terrifying crime. One in 541.1 women actually become victims of rape or ######ual assault in a year (1 in 1,008 people overall).
* Murder: For this most final of all crimes, our worry seems egregiously out of proportion. One in 5.26 of us worry about being murdered, but the odds a person will be murdered in a year are just 1 in 18,690.
Of course, worry is often more psychological than logical; the sheer awfulness of crimes like rape and murder no doubt contribute to high levels of dread despite relatively low levels of victimhood. And your actual chances of becoming a crime victim depend on a range of factors, from where you live to how old you are to whether you hang out with nuns or drug dealers.
While it’s not productive to spend every waking moment worrying about crime,
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