It's not really a fair comparison because much of the budget is the cost of labor, but the NYPD's budget is roughly equal to the budget of Ukraine's military (pre-February 2022).
according to https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/D..., in 2015, Austria spent €545 per inhabitant on "public order and safety", which includes "Police services; fire-protection services; law courts; prisons; R&D related to public order and safety; public order and safety n.e.c. ". about 9 million people live in Austria, so they spent about €5 million in total.
even if they have the same population, it should cost more to police Austria than NYC because Austria has a larger area, so they need to have more police stations and cars.
khuey|2 years ago
koonsolo|2 years ago
I think people underestimate how big NYC really is. It is basically a small country.
So yeah, how much funds do the police of Austria or Switzerland get?
Hello71|2 years ago
according to https://cbcny.org/research/six-fast-facts-about-nypds-prelim..., the NYPD budget in 2023 was $10.8 billion. so, NYC spent about twice as much on police as Austria spent on police plus fire protection, law courts, prisons, etc.
even if they have the same population, it should cost more to police Austria than NYC because Austria has a larger area, so they need to have more police stations and cars.