Defund. Re-Envision. Transform
We are a grassroots campaign which seeks to defund SLMPD, re-envision public safety, and transform St. Louis.
FY25 Budget Toolkit
What’s In The Toolkit?
Campaign Overview
Our Demands
St. Louis City budget background
St. Louis City General Fund facts
Why Defund the Police?
Ways to Get Involved and Stay Connected
DEFUND SHOTSPOTTER: A Community Toolkit
What’s inside?
What is ShotSpotter?
Ineffective at Deterring Crime
Endangers Communities of Color
ShotSpotter is Expensive
Investing in Communities Instead
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FY24 Budget Toolkit
What’s In The Toolkit?
Campaign Overview
Our Demands
St. Louis City budget background
St. Louis City General Fund facts
Why Defund the Police?
Ways to Get Involved and Stay Connected
FY23 Toolkit & People’s Budget Tool
What’s In The Toolkit?
Campaign Overview & Demands
St. Louis City budget facts
Alternatives for Public Safety
Ways to Get Involved and Stay Connected
People’s Budget Tool
How do you want St. Louis City to spend your money? We developed this simplified version of St. Louis City's proposed General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023) so that you can see exactly how your tax dollars will be spent.
Make your own alternative budget, then share with your alder, friends, and networks! Your money, your voice.
Learn more about the FY23 budget season and why we’re releasing these resources by reading the press release
We seek divestment from institutions that harm, surveil, incarcerate, and kill Black & Brown communities. We seek investment into what actually makes us safe.
Statement on Downtown Public Safety
On September 14th, Mayor Tishaura Jones announced that her administration will increase the police presence in downtown St. Louis in response to recent reports of violence and disruption. We oppose this approach because we have seen that doubling down on increased policing endangers vulnerable St. Louisans instead of keeping our communities safe.
We call on Mayor Jones and her administration to stand firm in her earlier commitments to reject the status quo, and to repudiate the idea that more police equals more safety.
Anchor Organizations
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