About half or more officers say police have positive relations with the racial, ethnic groups in their communities % ofofficers saying they would rate relations between in the community they serve Whites in the community Asians in the community
A majority of officers said in 2016 that relations between the police in their department and black people in the community they serve were “excellent” (8%) or “good” (47%). However, far higher shares saw excellent or good community relations with whites (91%), Asians (88%) and Hispanics (70%). About a quarter of police officers (26%) said relations between police and black people in their community were “only fair,” while nearly one-in-five (18%) said they were “poor” – with black officers far more likely than others to say so. (These percentages are based on only those officers who offered a rating.)
About half or more officers say police  | have positive relations with the racial,  | ethnic groups in their communities  | % ofofficers saying they would rate relations between  | the police community in their depar tment and the following groups  | in the community they serve  | Excellent  | Good  | Only fair  | Poor  | Whites in the community  | net 91%  | 22  | 69  | Blacks in the community  | NET 56%  | 8  | 47  | 26  | 18  | Hispanics in the community  | NET 70%  | 10  | 60  | 22  | Asians in the community  | NET 88%  | 18  | 70  | 11  | 2  | Note: NET calculated before rounding Percentages based on those  | officers who rated relations with each group a total of 15% ofall  | officers reportthey could notrate relations with Asians because  | there are too fewin the community where they worked; 2% say  | there are too few blacks and 3% say there are too few Hispanics or  | whites.  | Source Survey oflaw enforcementofficers conducted May 19-Aug  | 14 2016  | "Behind the Badge  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 