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A recent survey conducted by OnePoll finds that more Americans face growing concerns about crime, with more than half of them admitting that they feel concerned for their personal safety every day.

In all, the website Studyfinds.org found that 52% of respondents face the same fears, with the top five places that cause such fears including dark streets, unfamiliar neighborhoods, parking garages, rideshares and taxis and public transit. Researchers added that 42% of people agreed that they do not feel safe being home alone, even in their own homes.

“Crime is skyrocketing in communities across the country,” Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said in a news release. “Carjackings, homicides, attacks on law enforcement are all up. We have a duty to ensure that penalties for federal offenses serve as a deterrent and that any ambiguity from split court decisions is rectified so that perpetrators can be held accountable. Unfortunately, we don’t yet have bipartisan support to advance these modest, but meaningful, reforms. American communities are suffering under a scourge of lawlessness, so I hope we get some cooperation soon and I’ll keep reaching across the aisle to get it.”

With a recent Gallup Poll finding that 72% of Americans are now dissatisfied with the nation's policies to reduce or control crime, Grassley has introduced a bill that would "clarify and strengthen" a number of laws relating the violent crimes, including murder, carjacking, bank robbery and kidnapping.

The veteran lawmaker recently joined 23 other Republican senators in urging Congress to pass the measure, arguing "American communities are suffering under a scourge of lawlessness."

With Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm is among the DAs around the country to have earned a soft-on-crime reputation over his 15 years in office, including by working to change the city’s approach to incarceration, The Washington Times reports as recently as in November 2021 Chisholm allegedly took to Twitter to support the work of San Francisco’s ex-DA Chesa Boudin, who was recently recalled by voters.  

As it is, an April WalletHub report details that Milwaukee has seen the sixth largest increase in its homicide rate when compared to other major U.S. cities since the pandemic began.

Across the country, researchers also found that younger Americans were the most likely to feel concerned about their safety on a daily basis, with 75% of those between 25 and 34 agreeing with this statement compared to 50% of those 45 to 54.