What Percentage of Americans Own Guns?
Read Gallup's short answer to this common question about gun ownership, including what percentages of major demographic subgroups own guns.
View ArticleParents' Concern About School Safety Remains Elevated
Parents' concern for their children's safety at school remains on the upper end of what Gallup has measured historically at the start of the school year.
View ArticleNearly Half in U.S. Fear Being the Victim of a Mass Shooting
Almost half of Americans (48%) are worried that they or a family member will be a victim of a mass shooting, the highest reading of three conducted in the wake of a mass shooting.
View ArticleMore Blaming Extremism, Heated Rhetoric for Mass Shootings
Americans assign the most blame for mass shootings to the mental health system, but increased numbers blame extremist viewpoints on the internet and inflammatory political rhetoric.
View ArticleAmericans' Views of NRA Become Less Positive
Americans' view of the National Rifle Association, or NRA, has grown more negative in the past year and is now at its least positive in a quarter-century.
View ArticleAmericans Equally Worried About Mass Shooting and Terrorism
Americans are about equally worried that they or a member of their family will become a victim of terrorism (46%) or a mass shooting (45%).
View ArticleNew Report Reveals Fragmented Global Safety Landscape
A new report from Lloyd's Register Foundation and Gallup finds that globally, safety and risk data in general are patchy -- if these data exist at all.
View ArticleGlobal Law and Order Research Center
Examine insights toward building a more secure world.
View ArticleWhat Is the Least Safe Country in the World?
Afghanistan sits alone at the bottom of Gallup's Law and Order Index rankings with a score of 38 in 2018, the deadliest year for its civilians in a decade.
View ArticleAnalyzing Surveys on Banning Assault Weapons
New research on the effects of question wording supports the conclusion that a majority of about six in 10 Americans support an assault weapons ban.
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