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ELI5:Why, despite violent crime being the lowest it has been in 20+ years, do most Americans feel the country is more violent than ever?

I got in a big debate last night about this and can't explain it. My theory is that the severity or the atrocity of violent crimes are more severe (ie. most crimes seem to be taken out on random people that don't know the violent criminal, such as Sandy Hook were innocent children are dying) and the news reports about violence more frequently than any other type of news.
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I feel like with the sensationalization of the news and how violent crime is generally the top story it has led to people being more afraid. Think about thirty years ago, while people knew there were violent crimes, we didn't have access to them five minutes after. Parents today say there are more "crazies" out there. Which may be true, but there were just as many people to avoid 30 years ago. It's really because we are so much more informed that we are more afraid.