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Seattle City Council approves 18% police budget decrease, reportedly one of biggest cuts nationwide

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Seattle City Council voted to cut the police department budget by roughly 18% – less than half of the 50% reduction that activists had called for – and instead re-allocate “millions” of dollars to “fund community alternatives,” according to officials and recent reports.

Council members voted Monday to slash funds meant for SPD training and overtime, reassign certain roles to other city agencies and eliminate unfilled jobs, according to officials and local news station KING 5.

MyNorthwest.com previously described it as one of the largest budgets cuts this year at big-city police departments. The council also approved the hiring of 100 new police recruits in 2021, which Mayor Jenny Durkan and other officials argued was needed.

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