What might make people waive their right to silence
28%
28% said they might waive silence because they believed they had done nothing wrong — the most common answer.
n = 3,067 adults across all 50 U.S. states · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
they believed they had done nothing wrong28%
they wanted to clear up a misunderstanding15%
they wanted to appear cooperative8%
police said cooperation would help7%
they wanted to leave sooner2%
0%50%100%
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,067
- Population
- adults across all 50 U.S. states
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- How Well Americans Know Their Miranda Rights
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "What might make people waive their right to silence" Survey of 3,067 adults across all 50 U.S. states, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/what-might-make-people-waive-their-right-to-silence
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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- The average Miranda test score58%
- The highest-scoring state70%
- The lowest-scoring state45%
- Thought requesting an attorney during arrest made someone look more guilty; 74% disagreed26%
- Nothing would make them waive their right to remain silent40%
- Where people learn about Miranda rights48%
- They did not know much about Miranda rights12%
- Very confident they would know what to say to police if arrested that night; 40% were somewhat confident29%
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