From your link
First, it’s worth defining “defunding the police” as policymakers are debating it. Despite some opponents fear mongering with scenes from the movie “The Purge,” in which all crimes are made legal for a 12-hour period, the policy has more to do with allocating a city’s funding away from policing and more towards efforts that might reduce the need for policing, such as mental health resources, public education, or employee training programs. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently summarized, “what it means is [with] the resources that we have, let us spend it in a way that gives the most protection for the American people — protection for their safety, protection for their rights.”
I don't think violent criminals tend to partake in these programs they divert police funds to
According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Camden is 4,671.9 per 100,000 people. That's 81.90% higher than the national rate of 2,568.4 per 100,000 people and 189.64% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,613.0 per 100,000 people.
From your link;
It’s worth noting, however, that Camden’s county police force eventually unionized after disbanding the city’s prior unionized police force, and its operating costs have soared. Camden budgeted $68.45 million for police this year, accounting for nearly a third of the city’s overall budget. An internal state analysis cited by the Philadelphia Inquirer notes that its police spending “compels the contraction of other vital city departments and services
So they have police unions again, made some feel good diversions of funds, and now their costs are soaring and still have one of the highest crime rates in New Jersey.
Good Plan
