Black Americans Less Likely to Feel Safe Walking Alone at Night: Poll

Black Americans Less Likely to Feel Safe Walking Alone at Night: Poll
A police car in downtown in Newnan, Ga., on April 20, 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Black Americans are less likely to say they feel safe while alone at night in their communities than other racial groups in the United States, according to newly released Gallup polling data.

The pollster found that only 60 percent of African Americans surveyed feel safe when walking alone at night in the city or area where they live. This is compared to 84 percent of Caucasian Americans, 77 percent Hispanic Americans, and 75 percent Asian Americans who say the same.