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Item #886

When polled on fear of certain crimes happening, ‘sexual assault’ ranks second-to-lowest (16%)

Topic: Rape Culture

Source

Citation: Americans’ Fears About Robbery and Theft Down in 2015

Author(s): McCarthy

Institution(s): Gallup

Link: http://www.gallup.com/poll/186404/americans-fears-robbery-theft-down-2015.aspx

Nation(s): United States

Year(s): 2015

Source: Primary

Type: Survey

Discussion

Other Notes:

Only item lower was ‘being assaulted/killed by a coworker/employee where you work’ | “Americans tend to concern themselves more with theft than they do murder and sexual assault, suggesting the low prevalence of violent crimes relative to theft offsets their more troubling nature.”