# Eight in ten wouldn't hesitate to call 911 for someone badly hurt

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## Reading

Nearly eight-in-ten Americans (79%) say they would feel no hesitation at all about calling 911 for an unconscious stranger who had been seriously hurt in a violent assault, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 496 U.S. adults.

Another 11% would be somewhat hesitant and 8% slightly hesitant, while smaller shares report being extremely (2%) or very hesitant (1%).

## Topline

If you were alone and came across an unconscious person (but alive) who had been seriously hurt by a violent assault, how hesitant would you be to call 911?

Eight in ten wouldn't hesitate to call 911 for someone badly hurt.

- Not at all hesitant: 79.0%
- Somewhat hesitant: 10.5%
- Slightly hesitant: 7.7%
- Extremely hesitant: 2.0%
- Very hesitant: 0.9%

## 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): 496
- Margin of error: +/- 4.7%
- 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-4.9](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.9)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=496 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.9](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.9)