Earlier this year, we found that spending on policing has skyrocketed by 40% in less than 10 years.
Keep that in mind the next time someone tries to scapegoat calls to “defund the police.”
Prison Policy Initiative
New this week: The FBI published data for 2025 police employment a few weeks ago which shows large police departments have started to grow again following near-uniform large drops post-COVID.
jasher.substack.com/p/new-fbi-da...
New police employment data for 2025 released by the FBI a few weeks ago confirms what I already suspected — large police departments are mostly starting to grow again having shrunk considerably after ...
