# Roughly three-quarters want a harder crackdown to preserve law and order

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## Reading

Roughly three-quarters of Americans (74%) agree that a tougher crackdown on troublemakers is needed to preserve law and order in light of recent crime and public disorders, according to a Verasight survey conducted January 18-24, 2024. That figure includes 30% who strongly agree.

Another 14% neither agree nor disagree, and 11% disagree, including 2% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "The facts on crime and the recent public disorders show we have to crack down harder on troublemakers, if we are going preserve law and order."

Roughly three-quarters want a harder crackdown to preserve law and order.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly agree: 29.5%
- Agree: 27.5%
- Somewhat agree: 17.5%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 14.4%
- Somewhat disagree: 5.5%
- Disagree: 3.7%
- Strongly disagree: 1.9%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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