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I got a list of 20 jurisdictions that defunded the police to the tune of over $1 billion total.
Jim Jordan · An interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" · January 29, 2023
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The record: Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances
Context
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Topics: Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Race and Ethnicity.
Other claims by Jim Jordan
Sources
- U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan’s list of cities that ‘defunded’ police doesn’t account for reversals · PolitiFact · 2023-02-01 · accessed 2026-09-25
- Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances · U.S. Census Bureau · accessed 2026-10-15
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