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research, conducted by the Raleigh-based free-market think tank John Locke Foundation, comes a little more than a year after the eruption of Black Lives Matter protests worldwide that, at times called, for the defunding the police.
The protests were sparked by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Many people outraged by the incident called for rerouting police funding to support other resources.
The Asheville City Council approved a plan in September to cut $770,000 from the police department, reducing its budget for fiscal year 2021 to $29.3 million. The council reallocated the $770,000 for animal control and noise ordinance enforcement, public safety data analysis, broadband for public housing, homeless outreach, communications and public engagement.
Asheville Police officers offer explanations for staffing crisis citizen-times.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from citizen-times.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.