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 details the sources of funding for the police, and the pie charts show the distribution of

this

budget. From an

overall

perspective, it is readily apparent that the contributions of all sources increased, though local taxes displayed the most significant funding growth. In terms of spending, there was a marked increase in technology funding, buildings, and transport were unchanged, and salaries declined.

However

,

this

category continued to represent the vast majority of the budget. In 2017, the national government contributed 175.5

million

pounds, slightly below the number for the following year (177.8m). Local taxes,

in contrast

, were lower

overall

in both years but grew considerably from £91.2

million

to £102.3

million

. Other sources,

such

as grants, remained unchanged, rising slightly from 38 to 38.5

million

. The total figure grew by 13.9m to 318.6m. In terms of budgetary allocation, 75% of the budget was devoted to salaries in 2017 and

this

figure declined to 69% the following year. Money for technology nearly doubled, going from 8% to 14%,

while

spending on buildings and transport was unaltered at 17% in each year surveyed.