The table and pie charts depict the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in an area of Britain. The table gives information on the source of the incoming money to the police force while the pie charts display its distribution.
Overall, there is a slight increase in the incoming money to the police budget, with the total sum of 318.6 million pounds in 2018, which is approximately 14 million higher than the previous year. On the other hand, a significant decrease can be seen in officers’ and staff’s income, which is about 6%.
The highest source of income is the national government in both years, with more than 175 million pounds, and local taxes come in second place with 91.2 million and 102.3 million in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Although there is a growth in the amount of money both of these sources bring to the table, the incoming budget coming from other sources, such as grants, almost remains the same in the following year.
In money distribution, there are no changes to the amount of money allocated to facilities and transport, with 17% of the whole budget. In 2018, money spent on salaries has been decreased by 6%, and was spent on technology instead.