THE SURVEY DATA FROM ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, CLEVELAND, DALLAS, DENVER, NEWARK, PORTLAND, AND ST. LOUIS ARE AGGREGATED FOR ANALYSIS IN THE TEXT. THE REPORT EXPLORES THE VARIABILITY IN PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT CRIME ALONG FOUR DIMENSIONS: PERCEPTIONS OF CRIME TRENDS, THE FEAR OF CRIME, THE ASSOCIATION OF ATTITUDES ABOUT CRIME WITH CERTAIN BEHAVIORS, AND EVALUATION OF LOCAL POLICE. INCLUDED AMONG THE FOUR APPENDICES TO THE REPORT IS ONE THAT PRESENTS COMPARABLE AGGREGATED DATA FROM THE FIVE LARGEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (COLLECTED IN 1973) AND ONE THAT CONTAINS DATA FROM EACH OF THE 13 CITIES INDIVIDUALLY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...MSP