The given table shows the sources of the police budget in 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain, and the given charts illustrate the distribution of the budget in these two years.
Overall, the source that contributed the most to police budget in both years was National Government. Then local taxes’ contribution ranked the second and the least came from other sources. In both years, the money was mainly spent on salaries and the least percentage of the budget was spent on technology.
In both years, the majority of the budget came from National Government. Up to 175.5 million came from National Government in 2017 and in 2018 the number rose to 177.8 million. Local taxes contributed 91.2 million to the budget in 2017 and 102.3 million in 2018. In both years, there was a contribution of around 38 million from other sources. The budget in 2017 was 304.7 million in total, and the budget in 2018 was 318.6 million in total.
In both years, the same percentage of the budget was distributed to buildings and transport, which was 17% of the entire budget. More money were invested in technology in 2018 than in 2017. In 2017, only 8% of the budget was spent on technology but the percentage rose to 14% in 2018. Most of the budget went to officers and staff’s salaries. In 2017, salaries accounted for 75% of the budget. The percentage of budget spent on salaries dropped a little in 2018, which was 69%.