# Half of Americans want police funding increased

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/half-of-americans-want-police-funding-increased/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey conducted April 10-15, 2024, about half of Americans (51%) say funding for police should be increased.

A third (33%) would keep it at current levels, and 16% say it should be decreased.

## Topline

Should funding for police be increased, decreased or keep the same?

Half of Americans want police funding increased.

- Increased: 50.6%
- Kept the same: 33.2%
- Decreased: 16.2%

## 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: 2024-04-10 → 2024-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: module-specific weights: weight_m1 for module 1, weight_m2 for module 2
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#perspective-on-police-funding](https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#perspective-on-police-funding)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2024-037, fielded April 10-15, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#perspective-on-police-funding](https://verasight-mpsa-2024.tiiny.co#perspective-on-police-funding)