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> I wonder why they’re understaffed? Perhaps someone defunded them. This meme keeps popping up without basis. No major city in the US actually decreased fundi
by chimeracoder 5y ago
> I wonder why they’re understaffed? Perhaps someone defunded them.
This meme keeps popping up without basis. No major city in the US actually decreased funding for the police overall in the last two years.
In this case, the APD budget for 2021-2022 was increased from $309.7 million (2020-2021) to $443 million, a whopping 43% increase.