The table and pie chart illustrate the budget of British police in one region in 2017 and 2018. It also provides information about how the money was generated and spent in those years.
Overall, the police budget slightly increased in 2018 due to the rise in local tax generation. It can be seen that the highest proportion of the money was spent on the salaries of officers and staff, while the technology expenses were the lowest.
The police budget in one region of the United Kingdom was slightly above 300 million pounds in both years. There are three money sources, and the national government was the primary source that provides almost half of the budget, around 175 million pounds. While other sources, e.g., grants, remained steadily at around 38 million pounds in both years, local taxes generated 11.1 million more in 2018 and reached 102.3 million pounds.
The police budget is distributed in three different channels; salaries are the highest money spent, with 75% and 69%, respectively, in 2017 and 2018. While buildings and transport spending was almost the same in both years, at 17%, technology expenses increased from 8% to 14% in 2018.