Following the shooting of George Floyd in 2020, Black American adults’ trust in police appeared to have dipped to an all-time low, but it looks to have rebounded.
As per the findings of a Gallup poll released on Wednesday, 27 percent of Black Americans have some level of trust in the police, up from 18 percent in June and July of 2020.
The most recent findings are consistent with confidence levels observed between 2014 and 2019.
Since Gallup started keeping records in 1993, white American adults’ confidence in the police has remained relatively constant, hovering at approximately 60%.
According to Gallup, the current Black-White divide is similar to the average 30-point margin between 2014 and 2019, a time highlighted by numerous high-profile cases in which Black persons were killed in encounters with White police officers.
Levels of confidence among Hispanic American adults were approximately 49%.
Generally, 51% of Americans in the United States have trust in the police, which is up from last year but still below than pre-George Floyd confidence levels, according to Gallup.
White and Black Americans have different levels of trust in a variety of organizations in the United States, but the evaluations of police officers indicate the most disparity. According to Gallup, the police confidence difference is 29 points, significantly above the next greatest disparity, which is 19 points for small businesses.
According to the analytics firm, Black and white Americans have similar levels of confidence in a variety of other areas, including public schools, media, medical systems, churches, and technology firms.
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