Defunding police departments will not work. What will work, and has been proven to work well and save huge amounts of tax dollars, is a county wide police department to patrol a very small county. Camden City abolished it's force, creating county police. The result ? Much less crime in the city, better community relations, and at a much lower cost. By forming a county wide force, it removes a lot of petty small time politics that will ruin any department. It removes Internal Affairs from numerous mayors interference and undue influence and prevents costly law suits.