Public spending on the police service in the United Kingdom rose to 25.3 billion British pounds in 2022/23, the highest amount spent during the provided time period. Between 2009/10 and 2013/14 the amount of public money spent on the police fell from 19.3 billion pounds to just 16.35 billion pounds, due to the austerity policies followed by the UK government at the time.
Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23
(in billion GBP)
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GOV.UK, & HM Treasury. (July 19, 2023). Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/?session=2f603d7125ac672bf990c5a75c796d25
GOV.UK, und HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/?session=2f603d7125ac672bf990c5a75c796d25
GOV.UK, HM Treasury. (2023). Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/?session=2f603d7125ac672bf990c5a75c796d25
GOV.UK, and HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on The Police Service in The United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/?session=2f603d7125ac672bf990c5a75c796d25
GOV.UK & HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/?session=2f603d7125ac672bf990c5a75c796d25 (last visited July 17, 2024)
Public sector expenditure on the police service in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2022/23 (in billion GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & HM Treasury, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298637/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-police-services/?session=2f603d7125ac672bf990c5a75c796d25