About a third or more of Americans say they get local news about property crime, drug-related crime and violent crime at least weekly.

Although local crime news is one of Americans’ most-followed local news topics, only a third of U.S. adults who get this type of news say they are extremely or very satisfied with its quality. This is ...

After years of headlines and reports warning of rising violence and disastrously high crime rates, something remarkable is happening: America’s crime rates are quickly dropping.