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  • CPI: adjusts for changes in the cost of goods and services purchased by consumers
  • IPD: adjusts for changes in the cost of goods and services purchased by governments
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Law & Public Safety

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Courts & Legal AssistanceLaw EnforcementOther Law & Public SafetyPrisons, Probation & ParoleProsecutorsTotals
FY25 Sen$1,129,643,000$637,346,975$107,996,949$1,835,390,535$257,831,498$3,968,208,957
FY24$1,115,372,229$592,540,646$115,904,740$1,762,203,796$245,644,211$3,831,665,623
FY23$1,093,069,479$559,759,375$101,306,272$1,860,037,178$262,331,188$3,876,503,493
FY22$1,028,893,015$538,024,148$95,882,245$1,827,988,047$234,629,834$3,725,417,289
FY21$1,021,489,094$551,286,312$92,309,515$1,928,552,975$242,366,455$3,836,004,351
FY20$1,034,975,584$569,223,470$89,341,062$1,870,430,724$237,806,579$3,801,777,419
FY19$997,340,376$505,706,704$73,590,771$1,915,888,212$221,616,562$3,714,142,625
FY18$883,285,510$489,492,637$71,070,684$1,806,403,982$209,552,572$3,459,805,385
FY17$975,759,168$491,435,091$70,432,430$1,783,944,639$212,595,498$3,534,166,826
FY16$957,748,543$497,850,708$77,996,231$1,774,314,614$206,593,144$3,514,503,240
FY15$914,500,398$482,597,640$70,220,164$1,803,232,483$195,951,120$3,466,501,805
FY14$894,676,037$482,804,981$65,779,505$1,732,687,775$193,043,457$3,368,991,756
FY13$881,198,185$461,665,247$63,531,551$1,682,665,415$191,688,871$3,280,749,268
FY12$843,161,658$446,039,349$58,455,346$1,646,560,826$187,589,491$3,181,806,671
FY11$928,067,642$450,684,617$57,118,913$1,667,235,861$184,353,208$3,287,460,240
FY10$905,291,663$469,217,026$86,257,018$1,765,287,378$189,204,185$3,415,257,270
FY09$961,459,932$578,384,049$60,538,895$1,857,103,252$206,884,260$3,664,370,388
FY08$965,999,698$620,897,021$58,957,906$1,905,642,670$209,733,298$3,761,230,593
FY07$975,084,405$645,643,568$61,012,152$1,792,564,669$200,460,620$3,674,765,415
FY06$823,232,042$585,765,020$54,073,360$1,753,528,650$192,649,496$3,409,248,568
FY05$798,773,928$532,367,050$79,826,830$1,697,333,944$187,425,371$3,295,727,123
FY04$815,737,957$523,047,970$51,377,991$1,681,742,639$184,165,828$3,256,072,386
FY03$898,704,066$525,080,370$62,292,620$1,542,506,212$184,859,977$3,213,443,246
FY02$967,513,716$503,911,450$61,683,873$1,585,556,486$201,344,710$3,320,010,235
FY01$1,001,090,708$483,153,357$58,181,714$1,557,840,514$204,341,843$3,304,608,135
Courts & Legal AssistanceLaw EnforcementOther Law & Public SafetyPrisons, Probation & ParoleProsecutorsTotals
FY25 Sen$1,129,643,000$637,346,975$107,996,949$1,835,390,535$257,831,498$3,968,208,957
FY25 SWM$1,126,100,663$634,111,111$106,395,449$1,833,965,535$257,831,498$3,958,404,256
FY25 House$1,139,345,060$641,885,966$108,057,949$1,874,653,527$258,880,342$4,022,822,844
FY25 HWM$1,136,438,818$638,263,341$104,395,449$1,874,653,527$258,830,342$4,012,581,477
FY25 Gov$1,127,442,017$648,380,979$103,481,298$1,899,043,032$257,648,498$4,035,995,824
FY24$1,115,372,229$592,540,646$115,904,740$1,762,203,796$245,644,211$3,831,665,623
FY24 Leg$1,076,249,679$583,901,136$101,410,201$1,750,749,275$245,366,664$3,757,676,955
FY23 GAA$1,104,379,009$558,746,432$104,487,522$1,838,658,737$259,842,250$3,866,113,950
FY22 GAA$1,015,311,194$524,910,966$85,691,471$1,781,473,098$230,722,403$3,638,109,132
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