Exactly. This is a
telling set of eventful correlations:
“Without much fanfare, Austin’s 2021-2022 budget has now seen a restoration in police funding, to the tune of $442 million,
reportedly the “highest ever.”
New York City has also seen a restoration of the police budget.
The Big Apple experienced a
64% increase in shootings after defunding.
Crime has continued to increase there in 2021, with September 2021 crime statistics
showing an 18.5% increase in felony assaults, a 6% increase in robberies, and a 4.1% increase in vehicle theft over September 2020.”
In the face of rising crime, cities that eagerly slashed funds from police departments are now quietly moving to fund law enforcement again.
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