Defunding the police has been a murmur for years, particularly following the protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, though it seemed improbable in 2014. But it’s becoming a shout.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing, and Derecka Purnell, a lawyer who advocates for defunding the police, about what abolishing the police would look like.

Police in St. Louis, Missouri, have been battling stiff budget cuts and severe staff shortages in the wake of the defund the police movement, even as the city has more than 1,000 unsolved murders ...

Zohran Mamdani propelled himself to the top of the Democratic mayoral ticket in NYC through promises to reshape the city ...

Of 109 budgets analyzed, 91 agencies have upped police funding by at least 2%. In Los Angeles, the county sheriff says local residents are in danger because "defunding has consequences" -- even ...

Defunding the police is taking its toll on law enforcement, but not because of a lack of funding Dodson said many places aren't defunding, but the use of the word has had an impact on law enforcement.

Taking a historical perspective, as bad as Mr. Mamdani’s policies are — including to defund the police, proliferate a free ...

Defunding the police favors putting money into other social programs that continually suffer from underfunding, like public education, public hospitals, public infrastructure, ...

While Harris' remarks did not explicitly mention race, this issue was a major factor in calls for police defunding, as many saw Floyd's death to be the result of racism in policing, causing a ...

In Calhoun Falls, growing debt has council discussing difficult options. According to town leaders, the town could possibly ...

Police in the city of St Louis have yet to solve more than 1,000 homicide cases over the last 10 years with ... and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones have both supported defunding St. Louis police.