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The NYPD's budget in FY 2024 is 5.3 *BILLION* dollars[0] This is more than total military expenditure of Romania.[1] A $115 million of this 5.3 billion was us
by jonathankoren 3y ago
The NYPD's budget in FY 2024 is 5.3 *BILLION* dollars[0]
This is more than total military expenditure of Romania.[1]
A $115 million of this 5.3 billion was used to settle lawsuits last year.[2]
[0] https://council.nyc.gov/budget/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2023/05/NYPD.pdf https://council.nyc.gov/budget/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest_military_expenditures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest...
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/nyregion/nypd-police-misconduct-settlements.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/nyregion/nypd-police-misc...
- woodruffw 3y agoThe NYPD's budget is also a significant underestimate, since the NYPD typically blows through hundreds of millions of dollars of additional overtime funding each year[1]. It would be accurate to say that the NYPD's budget is both gigantic and under-accounted. [1]: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/nypd-overspending-on-overtime-grew-dramatically-in-recent-years/ https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/nypd-overspending-on-ov...