As of mid-June 2020, the level of support for the police during the ongoing protests in response to the killing of George Floyd was divided on ethnic lines, with 62 percent of African-American respondents either strongly or somewhat opposing the police. This compares to 24 percent of white respondents who said the same.
Level of support among U.S. adults for the police during the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity
Original question: "In general, do you support or oppose each of the following during the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd and others in the African American community? The police"
Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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Morning Consult. (June 13, 2020). Level of support among U.S. adults for the police during the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122661/police-support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Level of support among U.S. adults for the police during the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. June 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122661/police-support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. (2020). Level of support among U.S. adults for the police during the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122661/police-support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult. "Level of Support among U.S. Adults for The Police during The Ongoing Protests in Response to The Death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122661/police-support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/
Morning Consult, Level of support among U.S. adults for the police during the ongoing protests in response to the death of George Floyd as of June 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122661/police-support-george-floyd-protests-us-ethnicity/ (last visited May 25, 2022)
