And where's your concern about GOP talk about defu
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Try and keep up.
Another Year, Another LAPD Budget Increase
https://knock-la.com/lapd-budget-2023-increas...ommunities.
Despite calls to defund the police, this year's proposed budget asks for an $118 million increase to fund 780 new cops, two new helicopters, and more.
Joey Scott | March 21, 2023
But ultimately, the department was never defunded and has ceased reallocating any funding from its budget into non-police-related community programs or marginalized communities.
And WTF is going on down there, has SC defunded its police?
How the Murder Rate in South Carolina Compares to the Rest of the Country
https://247wallst.com/state/how-the-murder-ra...e-country/
There were a total of 549 murders in South Carolina in 2020, or 10.5 for every 100,000 people — the fifth highest murder rate among states. For comparison, the national homicide rate stands at 6.5 per 100,000.
Along with rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, murder is one component of the broader violent crime category. Just as South Carolina has a higher than average murder rate, its overall violent crime rate is also higher than average. There were a total of 531 violent crimes reported for every 100,000 people in the state in 2020, compared to 399 per 100,000 nationwide.
Geo Murders per 100,000 people, 2020 Total murders, 2020 Violent crimes per 100,000 people, 2020
1 Louisiana 15.8 734 639
2 Missouri 11.8 723 543
3 Arkansas 10.6 321 672
3 Mississippi 10.6 315 291
5 South Carolina 10.5 549 531