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Crime is down. Why don't people feel safe?

Crime is down. Why don't people feel safe?

It's Been a Minute vor 10 Monaten

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What’s the difference between feeling unsafe
and being unsafe?

According to Gallup, about half of Americans see crime as being
extremely or very serious. And there are a lot of very real threats
out there to people’s safety, but there’s also a lot of fearful
rhetoric that’s more unfounded. While immigrants are less likely to
commit crimes than U.S.-born citizens, and trans people are
unlikely to commit mass shootings, fear of these groups is being
weaponized against them. So how can we disentangle being unsafe and
feeling unsafe – and better protect ourselves and each other?

Brittany gets into it with Nicole Lewis, engagement editor at
The Marshall Project, and Lex McMenamin, writer and
editor.

Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: @bmluse

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