The table and pie charts provide statistics on the police budget in Britain for 2017 and 2018. The table illustrates the sources of funding, while the pie charts depict the allocation of funds to different areas such as salaries, technology, and buildings and transport.
Overall, financial contributions to the police budget increased across all sources, with the national government providing significantly more funds than other sectors in both years. The majority of resources were allocated to salaries, although this category experienced a slight decline in budget share.
Regarding funding sources, the national government was the primary contributor in both 2017 and 2018, with figures of 175.5 million and 177.8 million, respectively. Local taxes also played a substantial role, rising from 91.2 million in 2017 to 102.3 million in 2018. Conversely, the amount derived from other sources, such as grants, was comparatively lower, at 38 million in 2017 and 38.5 million in 2018. The total police budget increased from 304.7 million to 318.6 million during this period.
In terms of expenditure, a significant 75% of the total budget was allocated to salaries for officers and staff in 2017. In contrast, infrastructure-related expenses, such as buildings and transport (17%), and technology (8%), received much smaller portions. By 2018, the share of the budget allocated to salaries decreased slightly to 69%, while the technology sector saw an increase to 14%. The proportion allocated to buildings and transport remained unchanged over the two years.