New article on the subject: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/16/voters-perceptions-of-crime-continue-to-conflict-with-reality/
Because they get their “news” from ridiculous sources that spread fear.
Recall reading from a dead-tree science article that many who feel crime is rising or feeling the world is in the midst of chaos/disorder may be more predisposed to feeling more fear/anxiety about the world and not being able to handle deviations from what they perceive as their norms than others due to genetic factors.
Because Macedonian teenagers are making up news stories that we share on Facebook.