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> They need tons more training but no one wants to pay for that. No one agrees on what type of training they need. > We underfund police compared to other OEC
by BadHumans 3y ago
> They need tons more training but no one wants to pay for that.
No one agrees on what type of training they need.
> We underfund police compared to other OECD nations.
This is just not true. The US spends 32 billion dollars on policing[0] while the UK spends 433 million euros[1]. Even if adjusted for PPP that still massively puts the US ahead.
[0] https://www.lexipol.com/resources/blog/2023-doj-budget-highlights-enforcement-and-safety-priorities/ https://www.lexipol.com/resources/blog/2023-doj-budget-highl...
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2022/police-funding-for-england-and-wales-2015-to-2022 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-funding-for-...
- sabarn01 3y agoThey increased funding by 433 million £15,877 million in police funding for England and Wales has been agreed for the financial year ending March 2022 overall funding has increased nominally by £433m (2.8%) compared with the previous financial year
- BadHumans 3y agoMy mistake I read that number wrong. The most recent number I can find is that during the 2022-2023 budget year, the UK spent around 25 billion pounds which puts them closer to the US when compared in USD but still under. Which begs the question, what do you consider well-funded?
- jemmyw 3y agoSo per capita the UK spends more than 4x as much?
- BadHumans 3y agoNo. The number I quoted is how much the US spends federally on funding the DOJ. It does not include state and local budgets.
- sabarn01 3y agoIts about 190B which is about on par so I was wrong. From my experience with friends who are LEO they get about 1 week of training a year which isn't enough.