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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 18, 2017

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By Scott Rasmussen

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September 18, 2017: Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans have positive views of police officers, while 16% offer a neutral assessment, and 18% view the police in negative terms.[1]

Data from the Pew Research Center, however, documents wide divides along racial and ethnic lines.

Among white Americans, 74% have generally good feelings about the police.

However, a plurality of black Americans (38%) have negative views of the police. Just 30% have a positive view, while 28% are neutral.

Most Hispanics (55%) offer a positive assessment, while only 17% take the opposite view. Among all races, older Americans have more positive views of the police than younger Americans. The Pew Research survey asked respondents to rate their feelings toward various organizations on a scale from 0-100. Those giving an answer above 50 are defined as “warm” or positive. Ratings below 50 are defined as “cold” or negative. Neutral responses are those who gave a response of 50.


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