Although some groups have less favorable attitudes toward the police, additional findings in the survey suggest these groups are not “anti-cop.”[ ](#_ftn12) First, few individuals have outright “unfavorable” views of the police. Only, 12% of Hispanics, 13% of whites, and 19% of African-Americans have an “unfavorable” view. Instead, African Americans (40%) and Hispanics (28%) are more likely than whites (18%) to feel conflicted and report neutral rather than positive or negative feelings toward the police.

In addition, majorities agree on what law enforcement’s top priorities ought to be: investigating violent and property crime and protecting people from crime. Furthermore, being “anti-cop” should lead a person to want fewer police in a community.[ ](#_ftn3) But no group wishes to decrease the number of police officers in their communities (about 9 in 10 oppose). Instead, about half of blacks, whites, and Hispanics favor maintaining present levels and more than a third say their community needs more officers.

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**Notes:**

[12](#_ftnref12) Some have claimed that individuals critical of policing practices, or those who have negative feelings toward the police, are also anti-cop; see Matt Wilstein, “ ‘Daily Show’s’ Trevor Noah on Police Shootings: ‘You Can Be Pro-Cop and Pro-Black’,” *Daily Beast*, July 8, 2016, [http://​www​.thedai​ly​beast​.com/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​s​/​2​0​1​6​/​0​7​/​0​8​/​d​a​i​l​y​-​s​h​o​w​-​s​-​t​r​e​v​o​r​-​n​o​a​h​-​o​n​-​p​o​l​i​c​e​-​s​h​o​o​t​i​n​g​s​-​y​o​u​-​c​a​n​-​b​e​-​p​r​o​-​c​o​p​-​a​n​d​-​p​r​o​-​b​l​a​c​k​.html.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/08/daily-show-s-trevor-noah-on-police-shootings-you-can-be-pro-cop-and-pro-black.html.)

[13](#_ftnref13) To be sure, advocates of shrinking police departments are not necessarily “anti-cop” either; however, it’s difficult to argue a person is if they do not want to cut the police force.

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