Defund The Police
We are partnering with the community to demand that we #DefundNYPD by at least $1 billion in the FY21 expense budget. In addition, we expect NYPD to increase its budget transparency, block increases of any NYPD expense budget lines in FY21, and deny / cancel any new policing-related initiatives.
If these cuts are made, it would represent at least $2,049,255,441 in total policing-related savings that can be redirected to communities. Additionally, the following departments would receive funds that would immediately have impact on individuals and families.
When we talk about defunding the police, we’re talking about making a major pivot in national priorities. We need to see a shift from massive spending on police that don’t keep us safe to a massive investment in a shared vision of community safety that actually works.
– Movement 4 Black Lives Defund Police Platform
Where is the $1 Billion Coming From?
Hiring Freeze & Cancel Cadet Program
- Freeze New NYPD Hires
- Cancel January 2020 and April 2020 Academy Classes
- Cancel the FY21 Cadet Corps
Reduction to NYPD FY21 expense budget: $263,081,630
Total savings that can be redirected to communities (at least): $456,543,594
Remove NYPD from Schools and Social Service-Related Roles
- Disband NYPD from Homeless Outreach and Subway Diversion Programs, remove police from related roles and cut the related costs from the NYPD expense budget
- Remove NYPD from mental health response
- Cut Mental Health Co-Response Teams
- Remove Police from Schools
- Cut 500 NYPD Transit Officers
- Cut NYPD Youth Initiative
Reduction to NYPD FY21 expense budget: $96,035,529
Total savings that can be redirected to communities (at least): $449,702,847
Costs of Abusive Policing
- Pay of NYPD officers who killed New Yorkers in 10 cases, who have not been fired
- Officers on Modified Duty
- Deduct the costs of police misconduct judgments and settlements from the NYPD FY21 budget
Reduction to NYPD FY21 expense budget: $287,423,709
Total savings that can be redirected to communities (at least): $302,895,197
Reduce NYPD Uniform Headcount to FY2014 level
Reduction to NYPD FY21 expense budget: $219,000,000+
Total savings that can be redirected to communities (at least): $375,500,000+
Cut NYPD Budget Bloat
- Public Relations Budget
- NYPD Officers Above Budgeted Headcount
- Surveillance Technologies
- NYPD Overtime
Reduction to NYPD FY21 expense budget: $397,352,162
Total savings that can be redirected to communities (at least): $464,575,777
