Americans who prefer TV for local news are most satisfied with the quality of local crime news

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3. Quality of local crime news

Americans who prefer TV for local news are most satisfied with the quality of local crime news

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3. Quality of local crime news
A third of Americans who consume local crime news are highly satisfied with it
Americans who prefer TV for local news are most satisfied with the quality of local crime news
77% of those who get crime information from local police believe it’s at least somewhat accurate
Do Americans think news sources exaggerate or underplay the amount of local crime?
Americans who prefer local TV news are less likely to say local news outlets exaggerate crime in community
People who get local crime news from social media and local politicians are slightly more likely to say it is unfair to some racial and ethnic groups
Black Americans and Democrats who get crime news from local police are more likely to say it is unfair to some people depending on their race or ethnicity

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