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Would you approve if the citizen was attacking the police officer with his fists?
Approve police striking citizen attacking officer (new version) · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2024 · 3,621 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 80% | 20% | 1082 | ±4 | |
| White | 84% | 16% | 682 | ±5 | |
| Black |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,082 |
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,180 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 1,359 |
| 73% |
| 27% |
| 176 |
| ±10 |
| Hispanic | 71% | 29% | 141 | ±11 |
| Asian † | 60% | 40% | 47 | ±18 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | 24 | ±26 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.