Fewer than half of Americans (44%) now say they can trust all or most of the people in their neighborhood, down from 52% a decade ago. And only around a third say most people can be trusted -- also down around 10 points over the past 10 years.
Fewer Americans know - and trust - their neighbors than a few years ago.
"Societal shifts may have driven down social trust by increasing many people's feelings of isolation and undercutting the sense that 'we are all in this together.' "
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