Which States Have the Most Negative Tweets About Law Enforcement? (Report)

Home security company Protection 1 analyzed more than 1.2 million tweets to find out where approval and disapproval of law enforcement is most prevalent.

In recent years, activists have worked very successfully to raise awareness about police involved killings.

Social media, and Twitter in particular, has been a big part of this effort, with each headline fueling a new wave of disapproval and unrest both on the ground and on social media.

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Home security company Protection 1 analyzed more than 1.2 million tweets to find out where approval and disapproval of law enforcement are most prevalent. The report notes that while tempers on social media flare with each report of police involved fatalities, the overall sentiment regarding law enforcement seems positive:

It’s important to note that negative-sentiment tweets and a negative sentiment toward the police aren’t necessarily mutually inclusive.

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