Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police?
The relationship between the public and police across the United States was brought into sharp focus over the course of 2020 and 2021 following the high-profile killings of several Black Americans by police, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the worldwide protests that followed. In this episode of our Trust in America video series, our researchers discuss Americans’ trust in police, how views of and experiences with policing vary across political and demographic lines, and how Americans feel about proposals for police reform.
This video is part of our Trust in America video series, where our experts discuss trust in institutions including elections, news media, the economy and more. Check out the rest of the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ9z-Af5ISaswq9yoHM32olz4-AITb1Dl