If It Bleeds, It Leads --- Fear of Crime Disconnected From Lower Crime Rates

From Texas lawyer, Scott Henson’s blog: http://www.gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/

If it bleeds, it leads ----

The new gallup poll - shows American's fear of crime has increased despite crime statistics showing lower crime rates.

See: http://www.gallup.com/poll/102262/Perceptions-Crime-Problem-Remain-Curiously-Negative.aspx


"Americans’ pessimism about crime may reflect an overly negative interpretation on their part of the fact that the decline in crime has tapered off. It could possibly reflect a real increase in media attention to crime on the local and national news. Or it could reflect Americans’ broader dissatisfaction with the way things are going in the country, a sentiment that extends from ratings of President Bush and Congress to the economy, as well as to their satisfaction with the direction of the country more generally."

Yours in the Law,

Glen R. Graham, Tulsa Attorney, Tulsa, Oklahoma
http://www.oklahomacriminaldefense.blogspot.com