A recent Gallup poll confirms that Americans now view Miami as a safer city. In fact, awareness of this has increased since the 1990s. The data shows that 59% of Americans believe the city provides safety in South Florida. The numbers are significantly different from just 17% around 30 years ago.
The question that respondents answered was as follows. “Think of some major cities, both those you have visited and those you have not. Based on what you know and have read, do you consider each of the following cities to be safe to live in or visit or not?”
Of the 16 cities evaluated, these three took pride of place. These are Dallas (74%); Boston (72) and Seattle (63%). Then Las Vegas (61%) and Miami (59%) appear. At the bottom of this “ranking of safe cities” are Atlanta (54%), San Francisco and Washington DC (both at 52%). The last places in this respect were taken by Los Angeles (41%), Chicago (27%) and Detroit (26%).
Miami, positive trend
The positive trend in Miami has become increasingly stronger. For example, since 2006, respondents have expressed a positive opinion (38%). In fact, it rose 21 points in the citizen trust ranking. On the contrary, Chicago has seen a drop of 20 points on the above list since 2006 to date.
As every year, Gallup explained to users what elements are taken into account to measure this aspect of “city safety”. “Views on urban safety reflect recent trends in crime statistics.
For example, high-profile situations such as the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020 have an impact. In addition, the creation of the autonomous zone in Seattle and a strong focus on gun violence in Chicago could influence the view of crime. “.