If you include this year, there is one more, Maya Wiley who was running to be Mayor of NYC, but failed in the primaries. She was endorsed by AOC, but that only makes 6 politicians who want to refund the police, which is still not a majority of Democrats.
The Biden Administration has been attempting to shift crime wave blame onto Republicans by accusing them of "defunding the police."
www.breitbart.com
You won't agree with the source of course, but you can check the facts it contains.
"1.
New York
In June of 2020, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio cut $1 billion from the budget of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), despite a surge in shootings in the wake of protests and violent unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd. Since then, de Blasio decided to reinstate $92 million to build a new precinct cut from the budget last year. From January 1 through May 23, 2021 there were 531 shootings in the city, up from 295 during the same period last year, Breitbart News
reported.
2.
Philadelphia
Last year, the Philadelphia City Council gave approval to cut $33 million for the police department. Now, “Philadelphia is on pace to have one of its deadliest years on record,” NBC10 Philadelphia
reported.
3.
Washington, DC
Lawmakers promised to cut $15 million from the police department budget in June of 2020. In May, the
Washington Post reported that homicides increased 38 percent compared to the same time in 2020.
4.
Baltimore
The Baltimore City Council voted to slash $22 million in police spending, the Baltimore Sun
reported in June of 2020. This June, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said he would like to “see more “boots on the ground” and additional funding for his department amid a surge in violent crime in cities across the country,” the
Hill reported
Mayor Brandon Scott, who as a city councilman led efforts to cut the police budget by $22 million, has since
proposed a $27 million increase.
5.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wants an increase in police spending of about $50 million after the city cut $150 million last year, Breitbart News
reported.
6.
Minneapolis
On June 12, 2020, Breitbart News
reported the Minneapolis city council pledged unanimously to disband the city’s police department. By June 18, 2021, the Minneapolis City Council approved $5 million to pay for police overtime.
“MPD was down to 632 active officers through the end of May. That’s a 25 percent drop from 845 police in 2020. As of last week, 60 officers are on disability leave,” CBS Minnesota
reported. “Deputy Chief Erick Fors told the committee that the number of gunshot victims has more than doubled from this point last year to this year, increasing from 116 to 259. Homicides have increased by 81 percent over the same time period.”
7.
Seattle
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