Yahoo News
May 29, 2021
In stark contrast to last summer, more Americans now say violent crime is a “very big problem” in the U.S. than say the same about COVID-19, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — a shift that suggests policing and public safety could come to dominate U.S. politics as the pandemic subsides, potentially putting the Biden administration and Democratic leaders on the defensive.
The survey of 1,588 U.S. adults, which was conducted from May 24 to May 26, found that just 32 percent of them now describe COVID-19 as a very big problem, down from 61 percent last July. The share who consider violent crime a very big problem, however, has ticked up slightly, to 49 percent, over the same period, making it the top concern ahead of the economy (39 percent), political correctness (39 percent) or race relations (41 percent).