As of early late May 2020, an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults surveyed - 88 percent - supported training police in how to de-escalate conflicts in order to reduce the number of deadly force encounters involving police in the United States. In the same survey, only 16 percent of respondents supported cutting funding to police departments as a method to achieve the same goal.
Share of adults in the United States who favor measures to reduce deadly force encounters involving the police as of May 2020, by measure
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Original question: "Here are some things that have been proposed to reduce deadly force encounters involving the police. Which of these do you favor or oppose?"
Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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YouGov. (May 31, 2020). Share of adults in the United States who favor measures to reduce deadly force encounters involving the police as of May 2020, by measure [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123439/police-deadly-force-reduction-measures-favorability-us/
YouGov. "Share of adults in the United States who favor measures to reduce deadly force encounters involving the police as of May 2020, by measure." Chart. May 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123439/police-deadly-force-reduction-measures-favorability-us/
YouGov. (2020). Share of adults in the United States who favor measures to reduce deadly force encounters involving the police as of May 2020, by measure. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123439/police-deadly-force-reduction-measures-favorability-us/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Favor Measures to Reduce Deadly Force Encounters Involving The Police as of May 2020, by Measure." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123439/police-deadly-force-reduction-measures-favorability-us/
YouGov, Share of adults in the United States who favor measures to reduce deadly force encounters involving the police as of May 2020, by measure Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123439/police-deadly-force-reduction-measures-favorability-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who favor measures to reduce deadly force encounters involving the police as of May 2020, by measure [Graph], YouGov, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123439/police-deadly-force-reduction-measures-favorability-us/