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PerryUndem Police Public Safety Survey
PerryUndem Police Public Safety Survey
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To be released soon…
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KEY FINDINGS ON SAFETY + REFORMS.
45%
of Black men in the survey say a
34%
of adults have felt unsafe because
54%
of adults say police make them feel
police officer has pointed a gun at they were in the presence of a police safe in their community. Forty-five
them or a close loved one. officer - including 59% of Black percent say police make them feel
respondents. unsafe, both safe and unsafe, or
neither.
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DETAILED FINDINGS ON PERCEPTIONS AND
FEELINGS TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY.
For you personally, do your local police make
you feel safe or unsafe in your community?
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Have you, a close friend, or a family member ever
had a police officer point a gun at them?
45%
of Black men say a
police officer has
pointed a gun at them
or a close loved one.
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One in three adults says
they have felt less safe
because they were in the
presence of a police offer.
In an emergency, two-
thirds of adults say calling
the police would help the
situation. One-third is
unsure or thinks police
might make things worse.
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* Black men sample size: N = 82
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Let’s say you were sexually assaulted.
If you called the police, do you think:
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Let’s say you were sexually assaulted.
If you called the police, do you think:
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Let’s say you were assaulted by a partner or
spouse in your home. If you called the police, do
you think:
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Let’s say you were assaulted by a partner or spouse in
your home. If you called the police, do you think:
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DETAILED FINDINGS ON VIEWS TOWARD
PUBLIC SAFETY REFORMS.
Some people have used the phrase “defund the police.”
Have you heard this phrase, or not?
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What is your sense: Does “defund the police” mean”?
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Would you support or oppose this idea:
Majorities across
demographics are
open to ideas.
Percent “support”
Two-thirds or more
support specific ideas
around who might
respond to different
types of emergencies.
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Support spans demographic groups.
Percent “support”
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More to come.
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