Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters say they trust Republicans more to handle crime and law enforcement issues, while 38% say they trust Democrats more. Fourteen percent (14%) say they are not sure.
That’s according to Rasmussen Reports.
Eighty-three percent (83%) say they believe crime will be an important issue in the 2024 presidential election, including 52% who indicate they expect the issue to be “very important.”
Only 15% say they don’t think crime will be an important issue in next year’s election.
The findings are nearly unchanged since August.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of Republicans say they believe the issue of crime will be “very important” in the 2024 election, as do 42% of Democrats and 49% of voters not affiliated with either major party.
Twice as many Republicans (77%) as Democrats (38%) say they believe the violent crime problem is getting worse.
Sixty-five percent (65%) of unaffiliated voters say they think the problem is getting worse.
Twenty-one percent (21%) of Democrats, eight percent (8%) of Republicans and 11% of unaffiliated voters say the problem of violent crime is getting better.
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It would be interesting to know the reasoning behind either Dem or Rep as to why they trust one over the other on crime. I trust certain politicians but neither party is doing a very good job.
It does seem that democrat run cities have more crime than those with repubican leadership. Not surprising Repubs come out better in the poll.
“How do you rate the way President Biden is handling crime and law enforcement issues?” was the question so the title of the story is sort of apples & oranges with the actual poll. The actual question allows Democrats to nod yes while thinking about lowering incarceration rates for chronic offenders as opposed to being asked more directly “which party’s approach is more likely to decrease the overall crime rate”?