Support for increased police funding grows by 16 percentage points: Poll

Published October 27, 2021 2:44pm ET



Forty-seven percent of adults believe police spending should be increased, according to a poll released Tuesday amid growing concern about violent crime in the United States.

The share of the public who want increased spending is up from 31% in June 2020 and signals a significant shift in the national attitude toward policing, according to an analysis of the Pew Research poll.

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