UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES
United States taxpayers are asked to foot a costly bill to maintain a complex system of policing. The United states spends $348 billion annually on federal, state, and local spending on policing, courts, corrections, the FBI, and Department of Homeland Security.
That is more than mass transit & rail, affordable housing & urban development, fire services, and libraries, combined.
United States taxpayers are spending $955 million a day on ineffective police services.
LOS ANGELES
$7.9 Million
per day are spent by the Los Angeles residents on
police services.
The city of Los Angeles spends 53.8% of taxpayer dollars on funding the police. That’s a cost of $5.38 billion.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on public transportation, road maintenance, libraries, and fire services combined.
Los Angeles residents are spending $7.9 million per day on police services.
FY 2021 Proposed
General funds for all costs, all unrestricted funds
Total Operating Budget
$5,304,500,000
FY 2020 Approved
General Fund for departmental costs only, restricted & unrestricted
Total Operating Budget
$6,569,749,538
MINNEAPOLIS
38%
over of taxpayer dollars on funding, the police
are spent in the city of Minneapolis.
$544,000
per day is what Minneapolis is spending on
police services.
The city of Minneapolis spends just over 38% of taxpayer dollars on funding the police. That’s a cost of $1.13 billion dollars.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on affordable housing, children’s services, fire services, public health, workforce development, and water combined.
Minneapolis is spending $ 544,000 per day on police services
FY 2020 Adopted
General Fund
Total Operating Budget
$519,350,000
FY 2020 Approved
General fund for all costs, all unrestricted funds
Total Operating Budget
$5,304,500,000

NEW YORK
The city of New York spends almost $5 billion in unrestricted city taxpayer dollars funding the city’s police.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on public health, affordable housing, the library, children services, and fire services combined.
New York residents are spending $13.4 million per day on police services.

CHICAGO
The city of Chicago spends 37% of its total unrestricted budget on the city’s police. That’s a cost of over $1.6 billion dollars.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on affordable housing, children’s services, fire services, public health, workforce development, and water utilities combined.
Chicagoans are spending over $4.5 million per day on police services.

SAN FRANCISCO
The city of San Francisco spends over 15% of its unrestricted budget funding the city’s police. That’s a cost of just under $900 million.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on affordable housing, public transit, and parks and recreation combined.
San Francisco residents are spending $2.4 million per day on police services.

SEATTLE
The city of Seattle spends over 27% of its unrestricted budget funding the city’s police. That’s a cost of over $407 million.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on affordable housing, fire services, paramedic services, the library and children’s services combined.
Seattle residents are spending over $1.1 million per day on police services.

LOUISVILLE
The city of Louisville spends over 28% of its total unrestricted budget on the city’s police. That’s a cost of over $178 million dollars.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on affordable housing, public health, fire services, paramedic services,and library services combined.
Louisville is spending over $490,000 per day on police services.

DETROIT
The city of Detroit spends over 30% of its unrestricted budget funding the city’s police. That’s a cost of over $314 million.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on affordable housing, public health, fire services, and paramedic services combined.
Detroit residents are spending over $860,000 per day on police services.

BIRMINGHAM
The city of Birmingham spends over 20% of unrestricted city taxpayer dollars funding the city’s police. That’s a cost of over $92 million.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on public transit, the library, parks and recreation, and children’s services combined.
Birmingham residents are spending over $250,000 per day on police services.

PORTLAND, OREGON
The city of Portland spends over 30% of its total budget funding the city’s police. That’s a cost of over $221 million.
This is more than the city tax dollars spent on public transit, public health, affordable housing, the library, parks and recreation, and children’s services combined.
Portland residents are spending over $600,000 per day on police services.