The table chart provides information about the police budget for both years, 2017 and 2018, in one area of Britain. Moreover, the table chart illustrates where the money came from, and the pie charts show how it was distributed. Overall, it is clear that Overall, there was a notable increase in the total police budget from 2017 to 2018. The largest amount of money accounted for salaries, while the lowest amount was allocated to technology. In addition, the amount of money spent on building and transport was ranked middle in both years and remained stable.
In terms of funding sources, the national government provided the highest amount of police budget, 175m and 177m respectively. Other sources remained stable, with only a slight increase from 38m to 38.5m. Eventually, Local taxes increased from 91.2m to 102.3m from 2017 to 2018.
Regarding expenditure, the biggest amount of money was spent on salaries, including officers and staff, at 75% in 2017 and declined to 69% in 2018. The smallest amount was allocated for technology, which more than doubled over the same period. Finally, the amount of money used for building and transport was similar, at 17%.
