reportJun 15, 2024 Most Black Americans Believe U.S. Institutions Were Designed To Hold Black People Back Those who experienced racial discrimination are more likely to say these institutions intentionally or negligently harm Black people.
reportJun 6, 2024 Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
short readsApr 24, 2024 What the data says about crime in the U.S. Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
short readsJun 14, 2023 Fewer than 1% of federal criminal defendants were acquitted in 2022 In 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted.
short readsFeb 3, 2023 Before release of video showing Tyre Nichols’ beating, public views of police conduct had improved modestly Prior to the Tyre Nichols video release, views of police conduct in the U.S. had improved in three of four measures, with crime an exception.
short readsNov 15, 2022 Black Americans differ from other U.S. adults over whether individual or structural racism is a bigger problem About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people, while 43% cite racism by individuals.
short readsOct 31, 2022 Violent crime is a key midterm voting issue, but what does the data say? With Election Day approaching, here’s a closer look at voter attitudes on violent crime and an analysis of the nation’s violent crime rate.
short readsJul 14, 2022 How Black Americans view the use of face recognition technology by police Black Americans are critical of key aspects of policing and criminal justice. But their views on face recognition technology are more nuanced.
short readsJun 8, 2022 Clear majorities of Black Americans favor marijuana legalization, easing of criminal penalties 57% of Black adults say marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use by adults; 28% say it should be legal for medical use only.
short readsMay 20, 2022 Safety concerns were top of mind for many Black Americans before Buffalo shooting 32% of Black adults said they worried every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity.