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The Most Militarized Local Police Departments in America – Darlinez News.

<p> &lbrack;ad&lowbar;1&rsqb;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">During the protests of summer 2020 over George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police&comma; thousands of people clashed with local law enforcement officers equipped with military-grade armor&comma; weapons&comma; and apparel&period; The shocking scenes of militarized police facing off with protesters in cities across the United States ignited debates about the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement&comma; as well as questions about how and why local police departments obtained federal military equipment&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Since the 1990s&comma; the Department of Defense has transferred excess military equipment to state and local law enforcement agencies under the 1033 Program&period; &lpar;Also see&comma; <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">most large cities in America prioritize police over health and social support<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period;&rpar;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">To determine which local police departments have the most federal military equipment&comma; Darlinez News&period; reviewed data on equipment transfers from the <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Defense Logistics Agency<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> of the DOD&period; Law enforcement agencies were ranked based on the total value of military equipment transfers from 1990 to 2022&period; Statewide agencies were excluded&period; City and county population figures are five-year estimates from the U&period;S&period; Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">While many of the equipment transfers are non-lethal items like first aid kids&comma; jackets&comma; or binoculars&comma; the program has also allowed some departments to acquire items more commonly seen on the battlefield&comma; including camouflage uniforms&comma; helicopters and other aircraft&comma; sniper rifles&comma; mine-resistant vehicles&comma; and tactical armored vehicles among others&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The Buckeye Police Department of Buckeye&comma; Arizona&comma; for example&comma; has received two Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles&comma; a military vehicle designed to withstand improvised explosive device attacks and ambushes&period; A spokeswoman for the police department has said the mine-resistant vehicles are being used by the SWAT team for tactical operations like barricades&comma; search warrants&comma; and responding to active shooter scenes&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Most of the states receiving the most federal military equipment overall are large states in the South&comma; such as Texas&comma; Tennessee&comma; Florida&comma; Alabama&comma; South Carolina&comma; and Georgia&period; Adjusted for population&comma; however&comma; the state receiving the most federal military equipment per capita is North Dakota&period; The Jamestown Police Department in Jamestown&comma; North Dakota&comma; for example — a city of roughly 16&comma;000 people — has received over &dollar;3 million of surplus military equipment&comma; including an armored humvee in 2021&period; &lpar;Here are <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">the largest police departments in the U&period;S<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period;&rpar;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;008000&semi;"><strong>Click here to see the most militarized local police departments in America&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&excl;-- &num;post-footer--><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;

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