“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
36% Yes |
64% No |
32% Yes |
50% No |
3% Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
14% No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
0% Yes, and abolish the police |
See how support for each position on “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 154k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 154k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@98ZN5F81yr1Y
No, but increase funding for social and community based programmes anyway
@emilyjanehopkinson3yrs3Y
No, split the funding between social programs and police, and reform policing.
@8KRLMRK3yrs3Y
I support funding for both options.
@8D8DV8V4yrs4Y
Nuance- Only where appropriate, ie in deprived areas where community programs are more important.
@9BTJW4S12mos12MO
Yes, without completely abolishing the police.
@9LFTM9K1wk1W
Police need to focus on crimes that have a victim more than just potentially ruining someone’s life over something insignificant
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@D3fenceAndy5mos5MO
Four seats held by progressives were won by candidates running on an anti-crime platform. Two others are still up for grabs, with another vacancy to be filled next year by the next City Council. Including Councillor-at-large Sara Nelson, who wasn’t up for a vote this year, moderates will now hold at least five of nine seats on what was arguably the most progressive City Council in America before this vote.Roy Hollingsworth campaigned on hiring more police and beat progressive Alex Hudson 53% to 47%. The seat was formerly held by radical socialist Kshama Sawant.Rob Saka campaigned on “bringing our police back to full capacity and staffing levels” and defeated progressive Maren Costa 54% to 45%. He’ll replace Lisa Herbold, who had sought a legal pass for misdemeanors committed under the “duress” of poverty or substance abuse. Cathy Moore won in a rout over progressive ChrisTiana ObeySumner, who opposed prosecuting drug use. Incumbent Andrew Lewis, who had voted to cut police funding, conceded to moderate Bob Kettle.One incumbent who held his seat is Dan Strauss, who voted in favor of a 2022 city budget that cut police funding for a second year in a row. But in campaign mailers this year Mr. Strauss admitted that “defund the police was a mistake,” and he defeated challenger Pete Hanning 52% to 47%.
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