The given table and charts delineates data on the police expenditure for 2017 and 2018 in one section of Britain. The table illustrates where the money came from and the pie charts show how it was allocated.
Overall, all sources of income have increased, though local taxes witnessed the greatest rise in funding. Meanwhile, the national government was leading the primary source of the police budget. The highest funding was on salaries, even though technology experienced a surge in its figures, it remained the least spent categories.
First and foremost, concentrating on the police funding, the figures of the national government and local taxes hiked by 2.3 and 11.1 millions of pounds, respectively from 2017 and 2018. Moreover, there was a slight boost on the expenditure distributed from other sources, from 38 million of pounds to 38.5 million pounds in 2018.
Regarding the budget funding, although the highest amount was spent on salaries, a 6% decline was witnessed in the period of time. In the meantime, the money spent on buildings and transport stayed the same with 17%. In contrast, the amount of money devoted on technology almost doubled its initial number, coming in at 14%.