10 Years Have Passed Since 9/11: Do You Feel Safer Now?

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks. Across the country, Americans will pause to remember the victims and to reflect on the decade since 9/11.

In New York, a ceremony will take place at the World Trade Center site. It will begin at 8:35 a.m. with the sound of bagpipes and drums. Eight current and former elected officials, including President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush, will deliver readings.

The victims' family members will read the names of those killed at the World Trade Center (in 2011 and 1993), the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The ceremony will also include musical performances by Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma, and James Taylor, and will include six moments of silence: two to mark the exact times the planes hit the towers, two to mark when the towers fell, and two more to mark when the planes crashed in Virginia and Pennsylvania.

The New York ceremony also marks the official opening of the 9/11 Memorial, to be followed by the opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum next September.

On Saturday, thousands gathered in Shanksville for the dedication of the permanent memorial honoring those killed in United Airlines Flight 93.

Those in attendance included Vice President Joseph Biden, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and Sarah McLachlan, who performed “I Will Remember You.”

President Obama and the first lady will visit the site on Sunday for the second phase of the dedication ceremony. They will also attend a memorial event at the Pentagon.

Since 9/11, countless measures have been taken to make America more secure and, according to a Quinnipiac University poll, American’s aren’t letting worries about terrorism control their lives.

Nevertheless, 58% of New York City voters and 49% of voters nationwide still believe that it is very or somewhat likely that another terrorist attack will occur in NYC.

What about you? Do you feel safer a decade after 9/11?