Just 18 Percent of Americans Support Defunding the Police, Poll Finds

Police officers are seen in Los Angeles, in a file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Only 18 percent of Americans support slashing funding to the police, according to a new poll.

Another 58 percent of respondents said they oppose the “defund the police” movement, which is often synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the Ipsos/USA Today survey.