So... Austin City Council decided to cut funding to the police dept by 1/3 to re appropriate money for a new family violence shelter, homeless housing, expand substance use care, establish gun violence intervention programs, hire mental health first responders,
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-police-budget-cuts-austin-city-council-defund/269-9041efe4-5055-4eb0-aa21-dada5b8f4aec
units that saw budget cuts:
911 Call Center - $17.7 million
Forensic Sciences - $12.7 million
Support Services - $14.1 million
Community Partnerships - $2.5 million
Victims Services - $3.1 million
Internal Affairs - $4.5 million
Special Investigations - $1.8 million
Special Events - $4.4 million
Mounted Patrol - $2.1 million
Traffic Enforcement - $18.4 million
Austin Regional Intelligence Center - $2 million
Park Police - $5.8 million
Lake Patrol - $1.4 million
Organized Crime/K-9 - $1.2 million
Nuisance Abatement - $312,000
Canceling 3 Cadet Classes - $2.2 million this year
Officer Overtime - $2.8 million
License Plate Readers - $133,000
wonder if crime will rise or fall~ what do the budget cuts look like in other cities?