How Americans get local crime news and information varies widely

Three-quarters of U.S. adults ( 77% ) at least sometimes get news and information about local crime.

Americans are about as likely to get information about crime from people they know as they are to get it from local news outlets.

Americans who consume local crime news most often (regardless of the source) are the most likely to say they are concerned about crime in their community affecting them or their family.

About a third or more of Americans see news about property crime ( 37% ), drug-related crime ( 33% ) and violent crime ( 32% ) at least weekly .

Fewer people ( 11% ) see.

news about white-collar crime (e.g., corporate fraud or political corruption) Few of those who are interested say it is easy to find news and information about each topic.

Americans get local crime news from a variety of different sources.

More than half of U.S. adults who get local crime news from friends, family and neighbors say these sources are fair to everyone regardless of their race or ethnicity.

Democrats who get crime information from each source are more likely than Republicans to say the information they get exaggerates the amount of crime in their community.

Younger and older Americans respond differently to news about local crime.