[police only Incidentally or randomly protect Black people and aren’t really involved in ‘police work’ in Black communities] Gallup Poll Finds the Majority of Black Women Don't Feel Safe Walking Alone
Tron Nick
According to GALLUP Less than half of Black women in the U.S. (46%) report feeling safe walking alone at night in the area where they live, compared with about three in four Black men (75%) and U.S. adults overall (73%).
Among all race and gender subgroups, Black women are the only group in which less than half say they feel safe walking alone.
These measures, as well as others, are updated on a quarterly basis as part of the ongoing research from the Gallup Center on Black Voices. [MORE]