LGBTQ-police relations by sexual orientation
A recent nationwide survey of 1,598 adults – 789 of them who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer – found that their experiences with police differ significantly by sexuality. Gay men and women were least likely to have been stopped, searched, arrested or held in custody by police over the past year than bisexual and queer respondents, and when they had run-ins with police, the interactions were more positive. Consequently, gay men and women were more likely to say that they'd call the police if they became the victim of a crime.
Bar chart of run-ins with police (Lesbian/gay 15%, bisexual 25%, queer 18%); police used insulting language (Lesbian/gay 12%, bisexual 26%, queer 27%); police used force Lesbian/gay 8%, bisexual 14%, queer 11%); would call police for help Lesbian/gay 80%, Bisexual 69%, queer 60%)
