“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.
@8KRLMRK4yrs4Y
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.
@9LFTM9K3wks3W
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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