Police

What should be done about the police budget?

Context:

The city spends about $450 million or 15% of its annual budget on policing. The funding formula approved in 2018 ensures the police budget increases each year based on population growth and inflation. According to the Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force's final report, "Edmonton spends more per person on policing than many comparable cities in Canada."

Candidate responses Voter responses

Candidate responses

A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:

a) Increase it as determined by the funding formula

Candidates that selected this response:

b) Freeze it until it is in line with comparable cities

Candidates that selected this response:

c) Decrease it somewhat

Candidates that selected this response:

d) Defund the police altogether

No candidates selected this response

e) I don't have a position on this issue

Candidates that selected this response:

Candidates that skipped this question:

Voter responses

Based on more than 16,000 responses received as of Oct. 14, here's how voters answered this question:

Overall

By ward

Note: Taproot excluded surveys with fewer than two answers from these results. It was possible for voters to fill out the survey multiple times, but unlikely at a large scale given the structure of the survey. Voters were not able to select "I don't have a position on this issue".

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