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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
  • Economic Growth: adjusts for changes in the size of the state economy (measured in terms of total personal income)
  • None: does not capture changes in the value of a dollar over time.
Law & Public Safety

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Courts & Legal AssistanceLaw EnforcementOther Law & Public SafetyPrisons, Probation & ParoleProsecutorsTotals
FY27 Gov$1,239,481,504$681,762,513$111,078,799$1,996,578,534$281,860,148$4,310,761,498
FY26 GAA$1,179,660,495$685,012,941$121,532,589$1,916,610,495$279,662,761$4,182,479,281
FY25$1,221,654,519$687,603,910$130,785,343$1,999,601,357$275,889,802$4,315,534,931
FY24$1,235,304,125$656,254,374$128,367,553$1,951,687,125$272,057,434$4,243,670,611
FY23$1,177,080,532$602,781,320$109,092,462$2,002,995,777$282,493,419$4,174,443,509
FY22$1,130,055,283$590,923,470$105,309,528$2,007,718,509$257,698,983$4,091,705,774
FY21$1,122,041,962$605,553,577$101,396,236$2,118,394,976$266,224,412$4,213,611,163
FY20$1,136,787,206$625,218,574$98,129,635$2,054,426,936$261,199,859$4,175,762,210
FY19$1,095,498,847$540,619,861$79,568,837$2,042,966,070$243,279,992$4,001,933,607
FY18$970,149,577$537,630,323$78,059,918$1,984,049,369$230,160,392$3,800,049,579
FY17$1,071,787,687$539,799,263$77,363,979$1,959,510,051$233,517,905$3,881,978,884
FY16$1,052,004,561$546,846,267$85,672,165$1,948,932,296$226,924,835$3,860,380,123
FY15$1,004,500,186$530,092,081$77,130,822$1,980,696,092$215,235,485$3,807,654,667
FY14$982,724,827$530,319,828$72,253,140$1,903,208,786$212,041,667$3,700,548,248
FY13$967,920,563$507,099,644$69,783,955$1,848,263,518$210,553,770$3,603,621,450
FY12$959,820,261$487,746,184$64,208,179$1,812,467,107$206,252,114$3,530,493,845
FY11$992,402,363$498,798,970$62,740,222$1,827,890,314$202,696,622$3,584,528,491
FY10$995,874,642$516,750,104$94,745,930$1,945,464,434$207,824,556$3,760,659,667
FY09$1,037,060,809$633,895,939$66,496,780$2,039,868,507$227,187,136$4,004,509,171
FY08$1,080,354,518$680,466,143$64,760,199$2,092,810,587$230,432,294$4,148,823,741
FY07$1,071,046,518$713,631,393$65,543,515$1,969,033,878$220,116,040$4,039,371,344
FY06$904,249,732$633,554,606$60,317,071$1,914,968,635$211,683,569$3,724,773,613
Courts & Legal AssistanceLaw EnforcementOther Law & Public SafetyPrisons, Probation & ParoleProsecutorsTotals
FY27 Gov$1,239,481,504$681,762,513$111,078,799$1,996,578,534$281,860,148$4,310,761,498
FY26 GAA$1,179,660,495$685,012,941$121,532,589$1,916,610,495$279,662,761$4,182,479,281
FY25$1,221,654,519$687,603,910$130,785,343$1,999,601,357$275,889,802$4,315,534,931
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