Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police?
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
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While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about the changing racial makeup of the U.S. population.
44% of the public says the Senate should definitely (24%) or probably (20%) confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say increased attention to the history of slavery and racism is bad for the country.
Latino voters are less likely than all U.S. voters to say they are extremely motivated to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
Americans are much less likely to say there is discrimination against White people: 40% say White people face at least some discrimination.
The share of Black and Latino adults who say they feel angry about the state of the country is now sharply lower than in June.
Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
White eligible voters were somewhat more likely to say they were contacted than Black, Hispanic or English-speaking Asian eligible voters.
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