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Suffolk County residents are mostly satisfied with police, according to a new community survey. Yet, there is significant divergence between how white and Black residents feel about Suffolk police.
Sixty percent of white residents who responded said prejudice isn’t a problem with cops, however the opposite was true for Black and Hispanic residents, and those who said they had direct contact with police. Likewise, 30% of white respondents said cops provide better policing in white neighborhoods, whereas two-thirds of Black respondents thought this was true.
Despite all this, among those who had contact with police—regardless of their race or ethnicity—the overwhelming majority surveyed said they were satisfied.