This difference is statistically significant. Few Residents Say They Have Ever Felt Treated Unfairly By the Police Specifically Because of Their Race. Almost Half of Connecticut Residents Say that Among Police Officers in the State the Problem of Racism is Common. Forty-nine percent of those interviewed say that among police officers in Connecticut, the problem of racism is fairly common or very common. Three in ten respondents say they think the problem is fairly rare and just under one in ten say it is very rare.
Residents Believe that Minorities Are More Likely Than Whites To Be Stopped By The Police.
About one-third of those surveyed say that minorities are just as likely as whites. Once again, the perceptions of white residents and non-white residents differ significantly on this question. These differences are statistically significant. Residents are Less Certain About Equality of Treatment in the Criminal Justice System as a Whole. Connecticut residents are less confidant that whites and minorities receive the same treatment in the criminal justice system.