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NetQuarterLatte t1_j4se5ni wrote

NYC spends disproportionately little on policing relative to other American cities. And given the crimes trends, this is a dangerous decision.

In 2020, that was about 8%. We are down to 5% now.

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/08/the-blue-budget-what-major-cities-spend-on-police/

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codernyc t1_j4uk9cv wrote

We need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on housing migrants in fancy hotels while people get pushed off of subway tracks. Priorities.

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