# A majority don't worry police will stereotype them by race

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/a-majority-dont-worry-police-will-stereotype-them-by-race/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

About six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) disagree that they worry police may stereotype them because of their race or ethnicity, including 34% who strongly disagree.

About a quarter (26%) agree, including 8% who strongly agree, while 12% neither agree nor disagree, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 504 U.S. adults.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: I worry that police may stereotype me because of my race or ethnicity.

A majority don't worry police will stereotype them by race.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly disagree: 33.7%
- Disagree: 22.1%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 11.6%
- Slightly agree: 11.4%
- Strongly agree: 7.5%
- Agree: 7.2%
- Slightly disagree: 6.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 504
- Margin of error: +/- 4.6%
- Module: politics
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.1)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=504 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.1](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.1)