In a survey conducted in September 2020, 77 percent of Black respondents said that Black and White people do not receive equal treatment from the police in the United States. On the other hand, 32 percent of White respondents said that Black and White people do receive equal treatment from the police.
Share of adults who think Black people and White people receive equal police treatment in the United States in September 2020, by ethnicity
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Yes, blacks and whites receive equal treatment
No, blacks and whites don't receive equal treatment
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YouGov. (September 9, 2020). Share of adults who think Black people and White people receive equal police treatment in the United States in September 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123433/share-adults-black-white-people-receive-equal-treatment-us-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Share of adults who think Black people and White people receive equal police treatment in the United States in September 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. September 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123433/share-adults-black-white-people-receive-equal-treatment-us-ethnicity/
YouGov. (2020). Share of adults who think Black people and White people receive equal police treatment in the United States in September 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123433/share-adults-black-white-people-receive-equal-treatment-us-ethnicity/
YouGov. "Share of Adults Who Think Black People and White People Receive Equal Police Treatment in The United States in September 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123433/share-adults-black-white-people-receive-equal-treatment-us-ethnicity/
YouGov, Share of adults who think Black people and White people receive equal police treatment in the United States in September 2020, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123433/share-adults-black-white-people-receive-equal-treatment-us-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of adults who think Black people and White people receive equal police treatment in the United States in September 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], YouGov, September 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123433/share-adults-black-white-people-receive-equal-treatment-us-ethnicity/
