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Not according to stats: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/10/31/violent-crime-is-a-key-midterm-voting-issue-but-what-does-the-data-say/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/10/31/violent-c... Totals are not up, and "red states" are much more violent. As you observe, police funding has about zero effect on crime.