# Few Americans have been arrested

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/few-americans-have-been-arrested/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

Roughly a third of Americans (31%) say they have been arrested by the police at some point, according to a March 2026 Verasight survey.

Most (66%) say they have not, and a small share (4%) decline to say.

## Topline

Have you ever been arrested by the police?

Few Americans have been arrested.

- No: 65.9%
- Yes: 30.6%
- Prefer not to respond: 3.6%

## 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: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Module 5: Health, Community, & Personal Values
- 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/omnibus-2026-044#q-5-9](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-5-9)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-5-9](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-5-9)