They had a lot of budget cuts after 2008, but I don’t think really any city at all ever ‘defunded the police’. Some cities did what the real point of that was, which was to invest in programs like counselors to talk to people in mental health crises vs. armed police showing up.
This took place from 2004 to 2019. As of 2017 Detroit was spending a very average amount on police per citizen a year, about $727.
You’re right! I guess they brought it back at some point
They had a lot of budget cuts after 2008, but I don’t think really any city at all ever ‘defunded the police’. Some cities did what the real point of that was, which was to invest in programs like counselors to talk to people in mental health crises vs. armed police showing up.