# Roughly six in ten say most police officers are good ones

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## Reading

Roughly six-in-ten Americans (63%) agree that most police officers are good police officers, a May 2024 Verasight survey finds. That includes 27% who strongly agree.

About one-in-seven (14%) disagree, including 6% who strongly disagree, while 21% neither disagree nor agree and 2% say they don't know.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Most police officers are good police officers.

Roughly six in ten say most police officers are good ones.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 35.6%
- Strongly Agree: 27.0%
- Neither Disagree nor Agree: 21.3%
- Disagree: 8.2%
- Strongly Disagree: 5.8%
- I don't know: 1.9%

## 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: 2024-05-22 → 2024-05-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#perception-of-police-officers](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#perception-of-police-officers)

## Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054, fielded May 22-24, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#perception-of-police-officers](https://verasight-aapor-2024.tiiny.co#perception-of-police-officers)