Two Thirds of City Residents Are More Worried About Being the Victim of a Crime
A new poll conducted among registered Democrats across the city of Philadelphia shows that two thirds of respondents are more worried about being the victim of a crime in the past six months. Concern over crime is widespread regardless of age, race, gender or neighborhood. Non-white respondents are more worried than white respondents, and people with children living in the household are the most worried of all.
Notably, among respondents who approve of the job District Attorney Larry Krasner and Police Chief Danielle Outlaw are doing, 63% and 67% say they are more worried about being the victim of a crime. The poll was conducted on behalf of A Greater Philadelphia from Feb. 14-17, 2022, among 800 registered Democrats in the city. The margin of error is +/- 3.4% at a 95% confidence interval.
In alignment with the widespread concern, 41% of respondents identify “police and public safety” as the No. 1 issue they want city government focused on. Safe and affordable housing comes in second at 18%. Respondents identify poverty (27%) and “reduced enforcement and prosecution of gangs and gun traffickers” (21%) as the top reasons gun violence in the city has increased since 2019.