Remember, the total spending on police budgets annually is around $115B a year. The total value of all former military equipment held by police departments is l

Remember, the total spending on police budgets annually is around $115B a year. The total value of all former military equipment held by police departments is less than $2B (https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/05/29/how-much-is-the-military-equipment-transferred-to-law-enforcement-worth-infographic/#7081de523718 https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/05/29/how-mu...). The total amount of equipment transferred since 1990 is $6B but the majority of that gear is in non-military-specific items like office furniture, generators, and so on (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/06/12/surplus-military-gear-keeps-flowing-after-trump-reversed-policy/5340013002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/06/1...). The breakdown of the military bits can be seen at https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/05/29/how-much-is-the-military-equipment-transferred-to-law-enforcement-worth-infographic/#7081de523718 https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/05/29/how-mu....