“Defund the police” is a slogan that supports divesting funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.
39% Yes |
61% No |
35% Yes |
51% No |
4% Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls |
10% No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities |
0% Yes, and abolish the police |
See how support for each position on “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 70.5k Australia voters.
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See how importance of “Defunding the Police” has changed over time for 70.5k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8KQXRSD3yrs3Y
Yes, but police should still have sufficient funding and resources to do their regular job and tasks.
@8JFDW5V3yrs3Y
Achieving a fair balance between police funding and social and community based programs is key.
@8NK48QG3yrs3Y
Police should be demilatarised. This does not entail a funding reduction, but more money should go to social and community programs
@8G64H7Z4yrs4Y
No, and fund those programs as well
@8NSNY8S3yrs3Y
No, but cut some funding.
@8GMT2Z94yrs4Y
No, there should be police reform to ensure incidence of police brutality is reduced
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@D3fenceAndy5mos5MO
Four seats held by progressives were won by candidates running on an anti-crime platform. Two others are still up for grabs, with another vacancy to be filled next year by the next City Council. Including Councillor-at-large Sara Nelson, who wasn’t up for a vote this year, moderates will now hold at least five of nine seats on what was arguably the most progressive City Council in America before this vote.Roy Hollingsworth campaigned on hiring more police and beat progressive Alex Hudson 53% to 47%. The seat was formerly held by radical socialist Kshama Sawant.Rob Saka campaigned on “bringing our police back to full capacity and staffing levels” and defeated progressive Maren Costa 54% to 45%. He’ll replace Lisa Herbold, who had sought a legal pass for misdemeanors committed under the “duress” of poverty or substance abuse. Cathy Moore won in a rout over progressive ChrisTiana ObeySumner, who opposed prosecuting drug use. Incumbent Andrew Lewis, who had voted to cut police funding, conceded to moderate Bob Kettle.One incumbent who held his seat is Dan Strauss, who voted in favor of a 2022 city budget that cut police funding for a second year in a row. But in campaign mailers this year Mr. Strauss admitted that “defund the police was a mistake,” and he defeated challenger Pete Hanning 52% to 47%.
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