Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has called for a modest 3 percent increase in law enforcement funding despite calls from “defund the police” advocates, after an 80 percent spike in shootings this year.
Garcetti’s proposed $11.2 billion budget (pdf) for the coming fiscal year allocates $1.76 billion for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), up from the $1.71 billion the council approved last summer when they opted to slash the police budget by $150 million amid protests and pressure to defund the police following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
