As of August 2020, 69 percent of Black respondents in the United States thought that the police are not usually held accountable for misconduct, while 44 percent of White respondents thought police are not usually held accountable for misconduct.
Share of adults who think that the police are usually held accountable for misconduct in the United States in August 2020, by ethnicity
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Yes, they are usually held accountable
No, they are not usually held accountable
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YouGov. (August 29, 2020). Share of adults who think that the police are usually held accountable for misconduct in the United States in August 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134668/share-adults-police-held-accountable-misconduct-us-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Share of adults who think that the police are usually held accountable for misconduct in the United States in August 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. August 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134668/share-adults-police-held-accountable-misconduct-us-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2020). Share of adults who think that the police are usually held accountable for misconduct in the United States in August 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134668/share-adults-police-held-accountable-misconduct-us-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Share of Adults Who Think That The Police Are Usually Held Accountable for Misconduct in The United States in August 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134668/share-adults-police-held-accountable-misconduct-us-ethnicity/
YouGov, Share of adults who think that the police are usually held accountable for misconduct in the United States in August 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134668/share-adults-police-held-accountable-misconduct-us-ethnicity/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of adults who think that the police are usually held accountable for misconduct in the United States in August 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], YouGov, August 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134668/share-adults-police-held-accountable-misconduct-us-ethnicity/