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

The data table illustrates the police budget for the year 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The two pie charts depict how the money was spent.

Overall

, the table of the police budget contains four categories, respectively national government, local taxes, other sources (eg grants), and total.

Moreover

, the item of national government represents the highest funding in both years. The pie chart gives three different items, namely salaries, technology, buildings and transport;

accordingly

, the percentage of wages accounts for the highest rate.

To begin

with, in the police funding table,

although

national governments comprised significant charges in 2017 (175.5m) and 2018 (177.8m), the increase of local taxes was higher than it, which raised 11.1m from 91.2 to 102.3m. Looking at the pie chart in detail, in general, the option of wages constituted the most proportion, especially in 2017, which made up 75 per cent.

Subsequently

, building and transport displayed an unchanged trend, accounting for 17%. As for technology, it showed an upward trend from 8 to 14% between 2017 and 2018.