Over the past 3 decades, U.S. cities have allocated larger and larger shares of their budgets towards law enforcement.
Today, the U.S. collectively spends $100 billion a year on policing, $80 billion on incarceration #PoliceReformNow #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
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Today, the U.S. collectively spends $100 billion a year on policing, $80 billion on incarceration #PoliceReformNow #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
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The report also provides an overview of police budgets across several major American cities. Oakland allocated the highest share of its general fund to policing in 2017 at 41% and $242.5 million. Chicago was close behind with 39.6% ($1.46 billion).
Minneapolis set aside 35.8% ($163.2 billion). New York had the highest police budget in FY 2017 at $4.89 billion, though this only equates to 8.2% of the city’s general fund. Spending per person on policing comes to $772 in Baltimore, $581 in NY, $537 in Chicago and $381 in LA.
The NYPD budget for 2020 is $6 billion.
