Although local crime news is one of Americans’ most-followed local news topics, only a third of U.S. adults who get this type of news say they are extremely or very satisfied with its quality.
This is similar to the level of satisfaction among those who get news about local schools or arts and culture, and slightly higher than the share who are satisfied with the news they get about the local economy (26%) and local politics (25%). Larger shares of Americans who get news about local weather, traffic and sports are highly satisfied in these areas.
Among Americans who get local crime news, about half (48%) say they are somewhat satisfied with the quality of this news, and 18% say they are not too or not at all satisfied.
Similar to local political news, those who get local crime news more often are more likely to say they’re satisfied with its quality.
There are few major differences in satisfaction with local…
