The table and charts below demonstrate information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one spot of Britain moreover the table shows where the money came from and charts illustrate how distributed.
Overall, the total police budget increased from £304.7 million in 2017 to £318.6 million in 2018. National government funding rose slightly from £175.5 million to £177.8 million, local taxes contributed £91.2 million in 2017 and £102.3 million in 2018, showing a might growth, while other police sources had a few increase from £38 million to £38.5 million.
Regarding spending, in 2017, 75% of the budget went to salaries for officers and staff, 8% to technology, and 17% to buildings and transport. In 2018, the proportion for salaries decreased to 69%, technology spending increased to 14%, and the percentage for buildings and transport stayed the same at 17%. Thus there was a shift from salary-related expenses to technology investment between the two years.
