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The Effect of the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests on Police Budgets: How “Defund the Police” Sparked Political Backlash

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This article investigates whether a core political demand of the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests was realized. Original hand-compiled data containing budget information on 264 major cities in the United States. We find no evidence that BLM protests led to police defunding. In cities with large Republican vote shares, protest is associated with significant increases in police budgets.

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The Effect of the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests on Police Budgets: How “Defund the Police” Sparked Political Backlash

Abstract. This article investigates whether a core political demand of the 2020 Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests was realized: “defund the police.” Original ha

2 months ago·Oxford, United Kingdom

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