The table and charts detailed below give information about the police budget in 2017 and 2018 in on area of Britain. The table illustrates where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

The table and pie charts provide information about the 2017-18 police

budget

of one area of Britain. The table displays the sources of the

budget

's funds

while

the charts show where the fund went.

Overall

, the total police

budget

increased with the national government being the biggest funder in both years. In terms of expenditure, salaries remained the primary form. In 2017, the police had a total

budget

of 304.7

million

, which rose significantly to 318.6

million

in 2018. The majority of

this

money was sourced from the national government, with an increase from 175.5

million

to 177.8. Of all sources of funding, local taxes saw the largest growth from 91.2

million

to 102.3

million

, whilst other sources accounted for 38.5

million

of the total

budget

in 2018, 0.5

million

more than the previous year. Expenditure primarily consisted of officer and staff salaries,

although

the proportion decreased from 75% to of the total 69%.

However

, spending on technology almost doubled from 8% to 14%

whereas

expenditure on buildings and transport remained unchanged at 17%