But the police share of spending has grown over the past 40 years, even as cities have become far safer. And the data shown here compares police spending with all general expenditures, not city general funds used in other analyses. 2017 Police Share of All Local Spending City 2017 pop. Police Spending Cities with the highest police spending share and more than 250,000 residents are shown by default. Only one particular type of public spending increased.

Source: New York Times June 12, 2020 09:00 UTC