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Kirsten Eddy, Michael Lipka, Katerina Eva Matsa, Naomi Forman-Katz, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Elisa Shearer
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Table of Contents
- About the Pew-Knight Initiative 2
- How we did this 3
- Most Americans turn to friends family and neighbors and local news outlets for local crime news 4
- Americans who often consume local crime news are more likely to be concerned about crime in their community affecting them or their family 5
- Most Americans are interested in various aspects of local crime news fewer find it easy to stay informed 7
- Americans have no single go-to source for information about a local crime 8
- Americans who prefer TV for local news are more likely to get crime news often 9
- Do Americans think news sources exaggerate or underplay the amount of local crime 10
- Democrats are more likely to say local crime news sources exaggerate the amount of crime in their community 12
- Younger Americans lean toward social media or search as first place to learn more about crime in their area 13
- Black Americans see news about violent crime in their local community more often than other groups 14
- 1. Sources of local crime news 15
- 77 of Americans get news about local crime at least sometimes 15
- Most Americans turn to friends family and neighbors and local news outlets for local crime information 17
- Americans who prefer TV for local news are more likely to get crime information from local news outlets 18
- Local crime news sources by age 19
- Older Americans are more likely to turn to local news outlets for local crime information less likely to turn to social media 19
- Americans have no single go-to source for information about a local crime 20
- 2. Types of local crime news 21
- About a third or more often see news about property drug-related and violent crime in their local area 21
- Black Americans are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to see news about violent crime often 22
- Half of Americans are highly interested in what local officials are doing to address crime 23
- Black and Asian Americans women are especially interested in tips on how to stay safe from crime 24
- Americans say it is harder to find local news about crime patterns and causes than details of crimes and tips about safety 25
- 3. Quality of local crime news 26
- A third of Americans who consume local crime news are highly satisfied with it 26
- Americans who prefer TV for local news are most satisfied with the quality of local crime news 27
- 77 of those who get crime information from local police believe its at least somewhat accurate 28
- Do Americans think news sources exaggerate or underplay the amount of local crime 30
- Americans who prefer local TV news are less likely to say local news outlets exaggerate crime in community 31
- People who get local crime news from social media and local politicians are slightly more likely to say it is unfair to some racial and ethnic groups 32
- How Americans assess fairness of crime information from local law enforcement 34
- Black Americans and Democrats who get crime news from local police are more likely to say it is unfair to some people depending on their race or ethnicity 34
- 4. How Americans respond to local crime news 35
- Americans most often feel concerned and angry after seeing local crime news 35
- Americans who get local crime news more often are more likely to feel an emotional response to it 36
- Some groups are more likely to feel afraid for their safety after seeing local crime news 37
- Most Americans have spoken with their friends and family about crime in their local community 38
- Responses to local crime news by age and income 39
- Young Americans are more likely to post online about crime in their community 39
- Acknowledgments 40
- Research 40
- Kirsten Eddy Michael Lipka Katerina Eva Matsa 40
- Naomi Forman-Katz Sarah Naseer 40
- Christopher St. Aubin Elisa Shearer 40
- Luxuan Wang Jacob Liedke 40
- Editorial and Graphic Design 40
- John Gramlich 40
- David Kent 40
- Kaitlyn Radde Peter Bell 40
- Andrea Caumont 40
- Communications and Web Publishing 40
- Sogand Afkari 40
- Mithila Samak Justine Coleman 40
- Methodology 41
- Overview 41
- Panel recruitment 41
- American Trends Panel recruitment surveys 42
- Sample design 43
- Questionnaire development and testing 43
- Incentives 43
- Data collection protocol 43
- Invitation and reminder dates ATP Wave 141 44
- Data quality checks 44
- Weighting 45
- American Trends Panel weighting dimensions 45
- Sample sizes and margins of error ATP Wave 141 46
- Dispositions and response rates 47
- Final dispositions ATP Wave 141 47
- Cumulative response rate as of ATP Wave 141 47