Chinanews.com, September 23. According to a report by the US Chinese website, as protests against racism continue to occur across the United States, and law and order become the main topics of the 2020 presidential election, a new opinion poll shows that most Americans believe that the city is being surrounded by protests.
Data map: On July 4, local time, anti-racism demonstrators on the streets of Washington, USA.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong
According to a poll conducted by USA Today and Ipsos, about two-thirds (64%) of respondents said they believe that protesters and counter-protesters overwhelm American cities.
People living in rural areas (71%) agree with this view more than people in urban areas (59%).
After a series of incidents of African descent being violently enforced by the police, protesters called for a change in the status quo of racial injustice and inequality, especially in police enforcement.
Although the movement was conducted peacefully most of the time, violence and robbery took place in several protests.
According to Ipsos polls, the practice of sending federal officials to American cities is controversial, but more than half (56%) of Americans said they believe the government should deploy more police to control protests and unrest.
54% said that people should be armed to protect private property during protests.
The survey also shows that crime is one of the top concerns of Americans, second only to the new coronavirus pandemic.
More than one-third of Americans (34%) said that crime, violence or unrest is the most worrying issue, while 44% believe that the new crown virus is the most worrying issue.
Partisanship differences are shown on this issue. Republicans (42%) believe that riots are the most serious problem, while most Democrats (56%) said they are most concerned about the new crown virus.
The survey showed that although many protesters called for justice for those who died or were injured by police violence, nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans said that police attacks have occurred in the past six months. Worsened.
According to reports, the poll was conducted between September 17 and September 18, with 1,108 adults participating.
The margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.