As U.S. crime rates dropped, local police spending soared

Many cities with similar homicide rates spend vastly different amounts on policing, POLITICO found. For example, both Long Beach, Calif., and Mesa, Ariz., saw 4.7 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017. That year, Long Beach spent about $ 1,500 per resident on police, while Mesa spent $ 800. Cities that spend a similar amount on […]

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