The table gives information in relation to the police budget in two years 2017 and 2018, while the bar charts illustrate the way that the money was spent.
It is apparent in the chart that the amount of money of the police budget in 2018 was higher than that of in 2017. Moreover, it is evident in the charts that the money was spent mostly on salaries in both two years.
In 2017, the police budget in one area of Britain from the national government and local taxes were 175,5m and 91,2m, respectively, and then rose to 177,8m and 102,3m in 2018. Moreover, the amount of money from other sources like grants made up 38m in 2017 and then increase to 38,5m in 2018. These features lead to a rise in the total amount of money, at 304,7m in 2017 and 318,6m in 2018.
In two years 2017 and 2018, the charts depict that money mostly used for salaries, which was for staff and officers, at 75% and 69%, respectively. However, the expenditure on technology accounted for relatively low figures, at 8% in 2017 and 14% in 2018. Another noticeable point is that the amount of money was spent on buildings and transport shared the same proportion, at 17% each.