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spd total spending went up every year 2016 to 2020 i believe. doesnt that suggest the money isnt doing much?
by the_cat_kittles 5y ago
spd total spending went up every year 2016 to 2020 i believe. doesnt that suggest the money isnt doing much?
- sitkack 5y agoFrom my discussions with current SPD personnel, the SPD itself is doing a stop work protest. Money In doesn't mean Services Out (MISO), it only reaffirms the thuglike nature of our relationship with the police.
- WalterBright 5y agoThis is 2021, not 2020. "In 2019, there were about 1,280 deployable officers in the Seattle Police Department. Today, the number of in-service cops stands at 1,015." https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/council-must-restore-police-funding-in-budget-vote/ https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/council-must... "The 2021 adopted SPD budget is nearly $363 million. During the previous budget cycle, the Mayor and City Council made about $70 million in cuts, but because of funds added elsewhere in the police budget, the net reduction was $46.1 million (about 11 percent) from the 2020 Adopted Budget of $409.1 million." https://www.aclu-wa.org/story/follow-the-money-policing-series https://www.aclu-wa.org/story/follow-the-money-policing-seri...
- the_cat_kittles 5y agowhen i look at the crime rate over the last 5 years, its doesnt seem to correlate with spending. 2019 being a good example. https://www.seattle.gov/police/information-and-data/crime-dashboard https://www.seattle.gov/police/information-and-data/crime-da...