The table illustrates how a police force in a British region was financed between 2017 and 2018; while the pie charts depict the distribution of those funds during the same period. Overall, the police received the most funding from the government in both years; meanwhile, police officer and staff wages, albeit the highest in both years, decreased.
Starting with funding, in 2017 the total funds received was £304.7 million. Over half of which was from the national government, at £175.5 million while the remaining came from local taxes and other sources, with £91.2 million and £38 million respectively. By 2018, the total budget had grown to £318.6 million. Specifically, the amount from the national government rose slightly to £177.8 million and local taxes contributed £102.3 million. The figure for other sources increased marginally to £38.5 million.
Turning to the expenditure, salaries for officers and staff were the highest in both years, with 75% in 2017 and it fell to 69% in 2018. Technology received 8% initially but the proportion almost doubled to 14% in 2018. Buildings and transport had the same proportion of 17% in each year