Crimes and punishment.(Opinion Pulse)

Americans are aware that the national crime rate has dropped. More people feel confident about walking alone in their neighborhoods today than in 1989. Around 15 percent say they or someone in their household has had personal property vandalized or stolen. Fewer report other kinds of crimes. Two thirds of blacks think blacks in their community are treated less fairly by the police than whites. A quarter of blacks say there has been an occasion within the last 30 days when they have been treated unfairly by the police.

 
Question: Is there...? 
 
                              2004    1989 
More crime in the U.S. 
than there was a year ago     53%      84% 
 
Less Crime                    28        5 
 
Question: Is there...? 
 
An area where I live is within a mile of where 
I would be afraid to walk alone at night 
 
1989    43% 
 
2004    32 
 
The Gallup Organization, latest that or October 2004. 
 
Note: Table made from bar graph. 
 
Question: Please tell me which, if any, of these incidents 
has happened to you or someone in your household within 
the last 12 months...? 
 
A home, car, or 
property 
vandalized            15% 
  ...