I just picked out a few cities - Chicago [0], NYC [1], and Wichita [2] and it turns out that they all spend very similar amounts per FTE (105-120k). I tried to

I just picked out a few cities - Chicago [0], NYC [1], and Wichita [2] and it turns out that they all spend very similar amounts per FTE (105-120k). I tried to find the online budget for my hometown PD, but couldn't. [0] https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/obm/supp_info/2020Budget/2020BudgetOverview.pdf https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/obm/supp_info... [1] https://council.nyc.gov/budget/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2019/05/NYPD.pdf https://council.nyc.gov/budget/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2... [2] https://www.wichita.gov/Finance/Operating%20Budget/Police%20V1.pdf https://www.wichita.gov/Finance/Operating%20Budget/Police%20...