Exclusive poll: Only 1 in 5 Americans say police treat people equally even as worries about crime surge. Just 1 in 5 Americans, 22%, said the police treat all Americans equally. Even fewer, 17%, said the criminal justice courts and lawyers treat everyone equally. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said violent crime has worsened in the United States over the past year, and nearly a third have seen it rise in their communities. While they expressed trust in their local police, however, the classic call to get tough on crime has been tempered by broad concerns about law enforcement tactics and the equality of the criminal justice system. "I don't know that we can get any tougher on crime. I think we have to be more discerning about what we're getting tough on," said Kathy Kelly, a health care consultant from Arizona, said in a follow-up interview. To read more poll results, go to the link in our bio | #police #policebrutality #poll #criminaljustice #lawandorder