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Corporate Fund Expenditures1

PercentItemAmount
39%Police Department$1.38 Billion2
20%Finance General$706 Million
16%Fire Department$565 Million
8%All Other Departments$297 Million
5%Streets & Sanitation$177 Million
5%Fleet & Facility Management$177 Million
2%Emergency Management & Communications$71 Million
2%Transportation Department$71 Million
1.7%Family & Support Services$62 Million
0.8%Public Health$29 Million

In addition, the city spent a total of $521 million since 2004 on police misconduct-related costs. This amount averages out to $47 million per year.

1Based on 2015 Budget Overview

2Total amount spent on police in 2015 from all sources totaled $1.6 billion.