The percentage of Americans who believe having a gun in the house makes
it a safer place to be (63%) has nearly doubled since 2000, when about
one in three agreed with this. Three in 10 Americans say having a gun in
the house makes it a more dangerous place.
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Twenty-six percent of Americans say they or another member of their
household were the victim of some type of property or physical crime in
the last 12 months, ranging from theft to sexual assault, according to
Gallup's index of crime victimization. Since 2000, the percentage of
households that have been victimized by crime has ranged narrowly
between 22% and 27%. The percentage of Americans who have been
personally victimized has ranged from 14% to 19%.
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