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. 2022 Jan 29;22(2):437–453. doi: 10.1007/s11115-021-00542-4

Table 1.

Police Department Budget as Percent of General Fund, 2020

City Police Dept. Budget % of General Fund
New York $5.6 billion 7.7
Los Angeles $1.73 billion 25.5
Chicago $1.68 billion 37
Houston $934 million 33.1
Baltimore $536.4 million 26.4
San Jose $449 million 30
Detroit $330 million 29.9
Atlanta $248.5 million 30.3
Minneapolisa $163.2 million 35.8

aNot updated since 2017

Source: McCarthy, 2020; Central City Association of Los Angeles, 2020; Levin, 2020