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LAPD Funding Slashed by $150 Million, Reducing Number of Officers
A police officer stands with armed members of the National Guard facing protesters in front of the Los Angeles Police Department in Los Angeles, California, on June 1, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
7/2/2020Updated: 7/2/2020

LOS ANGELES—City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies.

About two-thirds of the funding was earmarked for police overtime and will be used to provide services and programs for communities of color, including a youth summer jobs program. The City Council’s 12-2 vote will drop the number of officers from 9,988 as of last month to 9,757 by next summer, abandoning a goal of 10,000 officers only reached in 2013.

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