# Roughly three-quarters have never been violently hurt in a crime

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, roughly three-quarters have never been violently hurt in a crime; 74% said they had not had that experience.

About a quarter said they had been violently injured in a crime (24%), while 2% preferred not to say.

## Topline

Have you ever been a victim of a crime where you were physically injured with violence?

74% of Americans have never been violently hurt in a crime.

- No: 74.1%
- Yes: 23.6%
- Prefer not to say: 2.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Module 2: Economics, Work, & Policy
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-1)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-2-1)