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Questions - Unnecessary Laws - July 26-27, 2012

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted July 26-27, 2012

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Are there too many unnecessary laws in the United States today?

2* Are there too many people in jail for minor, non-violent crimes?

3* Which is better…having mandatory minimum sentences for minor, non-violent crimes or letting a judge decide what the proper sentence should be?

4* Is living in the United States safer or more dangerous than living in most other nations in the world? 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence