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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 4, 2018
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
January 4, 2018: Eighty-three percent (83%) of Americans say they understand the risks and challenges of police work. According to the Pew Research Center, that figure includes 38% who believe they understand very well and 45% who believe they understand somewhat well.[1]
However, 86% of police officers do not believe that the public understands the risks and challenges that they face.
Despite this core difference, Pew did find “significant areas of broad agreement. Large majorities of officers (92%) and the public (79%) say anti-police bias is at least somewhat of a motivation for those protesting the deaths of blacks at the hands of police.” Additionally, “majorities of police and the public favor the use of body cameras by officers, though a significantly larger share of the public supports their use (93% vs. 66%) and sees more benefits from body cams than the police do.”
Pew listed this as one of the 17 most striking findings of 2017.[2]
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- January 3, 2018 – 7 percent of Americans think it’s very likely their job will be replaced by automation
- January 2, 2018 – 62 percent of media coverage about Donald Trump was negative
- December 29, 2017 – 635 proposed regulations withdrawn
- December 28, 2017 – 46 percent say it’s completely accurate to say they’re proud to be an American
- December 27, 2017 – 5 million Americans of Hispanic ancestry do not self-identify as Hispanic or Latino
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