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  • Councilmember Raquel Castañeda-López - "Rethink, Redirect, Reinvest in our Communities"

    Raquel Casteneda Lopez|Apr 8, 2021

    For too long, police have been seen as the solution for too many of Detroit's problems. The Police Department's (DPD) $327M budget consumes nearly 30% of the general fund monies and over the last four years their budget has increased dramatically without demonstrating a meaningful return. Contrary to popular opinion, increasing the Police Department budget has not translated into safer streets. While DPD's budget has ballooned by over $20M in recent years, there has not been a corresponding decr...