Questions - Crime - June 25-26, 2011

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted June 25-26, 2011

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How serious a problem is crime in America today?

2* Over the past year, has crime in your community increased, decreased or stayed about the same?

3* How likely is it that the current economic conditions in the country will lead to increased crime?

4* Which is a bigger problem for the U.S. law enforcement and legal system—that too many innocent people are arrested or that too many criminals are set free?

5* Is the U.S. system of justice fair to most Americans?

6* Is the U.S. system of justice fair to poor Americans?

7* Is the U.S. system of justice fair to black and Hispanic Americans?

8* Do you favor or oppose the death penalty?

9* Does the death penalty help to deter crime?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence