More than half say police are more likely to use deadly force against Black people
A new AP-NORC poll finds 56% of Americans saying that police are more likely to use deadly force against a Black person than a white person, an uptick from September but slightly lower than a high point last June.
A bar chart showing the percentage of Americans, Black Americans, and white Americans who say police are more likely to use deadly force against a black person. 56% of Americans, 90% of Black Americans, and 46% of white Americans say so, a slight uptick from September 2020 but slightly lower than the high point in June, when 61%, 92%, and 54% respectively said so.
