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Law Enforcement

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY23$559,759,375$531,489,592
FY23 GAA$558,746,432$530,527,805
FY22$538,024,148$490,379,194
FY22 GAA$524,910,966$478,427,255
FY21$551,286,312$468,878,255
FY20$569,223,470$473,300,303
FY19$505,706,704$413,944,815
FY18$489,492,637$392,534,997
FY17$491,435,091$385,452,094
FY16$497,850,708$383,352,186
FY15$482,597,640$369,154,347
FY14$482,804,981$366,689,204
FY13$461,665,247$345,261,519
FY12$446,039,349$328,046,601
FY11$450,684,617$322,006,251
FY10$469,217,026$328,726,229
FY09$578,384,049$401,257,549
FY08$620,897,021$424,801,907
FY07$645,643,568$425,931,947
FY06$585,765,020$376,641,445
FY05$532,367,050$329,846,689
FY04$523,047,970$314,619,844
FY03$525,080,370$309,025,830
FY02$503,911,450$290,174,745
FY01$483,153,357$273,380,413

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Between and
Funding for Law Enforcement
9.8%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 Sen$637,346,975$637,346,975
FY25 SWM$634,111,111$634,111,111
FY25 House$641,885,966$641,885,966
FY25 HWM$638,263,341$638,263,341
FY25 Gov$648,380,979$648,380,979
FY24$592,540,646$597,778,895
FY24 Leg$583,901,136$589,063,008
FY23 GAA$558,746,432$530,527,805
FY22 GAA$524,910,966$478,427,255

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 Sen
Peace Officer Standards & Training Commi$9,692,846$8,747,478$8,747,477$8,660,002
Commission on the Status of African Americans$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
Commission on the Status of Latinos and Latinas$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities$247,651$150,000$150,000$150,000
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
Task Force on Illegal Tobacco$1,044,754$1,194,265$1,182,322$1,182,322
Hinton Laboratory Reserve$344,843$0$0$0
Police Reform Reserve$198,247$200,000$200,000$200,000
Commission on Criminal Justice$130,206$141,866$141,866$141,866
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner$16,892,584$20,623,088$20,416,857$18,973,088
Criminal Justice Information Services$2,931,618$3,365,267$3,331,614$3,331,614
CORI Retained Revenue$4,087,616$4,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000
Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue$6,942,455$6,888,617$6,888,616$6,888,616
Sex Offender Registry Board$6,286,662$7,192,883$7,120,954$7,120,954
Sexual Assault Evidence Kits$90,014$93,631$93,631$93,631
Public Safety Projects and Grants$3,230,507$0$1,257,625$2,610,864
Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative$1,982,474$2,000,000$1,000,000$2,000,000
Human Trafficking Prevention$735,067$500,000$500,000$500,000
Public Safety Information Technology Costs$20,437,997$23,800,688$23,800,688$23,562,681
Private Detail Retained Revenue$36,923,584$37,250,000$37,250,000$37,250,000
Special Event Detail Retained Revenue$3,469,330$3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue$3,177,829$3,205,922$3,205,922$3,205,922
Troop F Retained Revenue$44,605,672$49,000,000$49,000,000$49,000,000
Gang Prevention Grant Program (Shannon Grants)$12,724,098$12,857,730$12,857,730$13,332,730
New State Police Class$15,489,499$10,645,944$10,645,945$10,645,944
Department of State Police$345,226,669$394,694,054$388,170,173$383,103,231
State Police Crime Laboratory$34,080,505$33,277,752$33,277,752$33,277,752
Municipal Police Training Committee$18,346,398$21,801,794$21,896,794$21,365,758
Municipal Recruit Training Program Fee Retained Revenue$2,775,464$2,800,000$2,800,000$2,800,000
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 Sen
Peace Officer Standards & Training Commi$9,692,846$8,747,478$8,747,477$8,660,002
Commission on the Status of African Americans$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
Commission on the Status of Latinos and Latinas$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities$247,651$150,000$150,000$150,000
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys$148,686$150,000$150,000$150,000
Task Force on Illegal Tobacco$1,044,754$1,194,265$1,182,322$1,182,322
Hinton Laboratory Reserve$344,843$0$0$0
Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission Reserve$0$0$0$0
Police Reform Reserve$198,247$200,000$200,000$200,000
SPAM Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
Mass. Crime Watch Commission$0$0$0$0
Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program$0$0$0$0
Protective Vests$0$0$0$0
Municipal Police Career Incentive Reimbursements - Quinn Bill$0$0$0$0
Municipal Police Grants$0$0$0$0
Racial Profiling Law Implementation$0$0$0$0
Commission on Criminal Justice$130,206$141,866$141,866$141,866
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner$16,892,584$20,623,088$20,416,857$18,973,088
State Police Crime Laboratory$0$0$0$0
Criminal Justice Information Services$2,931,618$3,365,267$3,331,614$3,331,614
CORI Retained Revenue$4,087,616$4,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000
Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue$6,942,455$6,888,617$6,888,616$6,888,616
Sex Offender Registry Board$6,286,662$7,192,883$7,120,954$7,120,954
Fentanyl Task Force$0$0$0$0
Mass. Instant Recording and Check System$0$0$0$0
Criminal History Systems Board Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Sexual Assault Evidence Kits$90,014$93,631$93,631$93,631
Anti-Gang Initiative$0$0$0$0
Fees from Sex Offender Registry Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Public Safety Projects and Grants$3,230,507$0$1,257,625$2,610,864
Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative$1,982,474$2,000,000$1,000,000$2,000,000
Human Trafficking Prevention$735,067$500,000$500,000$500,000
Illegal Tobacco Task Force$0$0$0$0
Community Policing Grants$0$0$0$0
Body Camera Pilot Programs$0$0$0$0
Criminal History Systems Board Telecommunications and Information Technology$0$0$0$0
Public Safety Information Technology Costs$20,437,997$23,800,688$23,800,688$23,562,681
Mental Health Public Safety Training$0$0$0$0
Department of State Police Operations$0$0$0$0
Private Detail Retained Revenue$36,923,584$37,250,000$37,250,000$37,250,000
State Police Overtime$0$0$0$0
State Police Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Special Event Detail Retained Revenue$3,469,330$3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
State Police Air Wing$0$0$0$0
Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue$3,177,829$3,205,922$3,205,922$3,205,922
Telecommunications Access Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Springfield Patrols$0$0$0$0
New State Police Crime Lab Study$0$0$0$0
State Police Recruit Class$0$0$0$0
Auto Etching Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Troop F Retained Revenue$44,605,672$49,000,000$49,000,000$49,000,000
Gang Prevention Grant Program (Shannon Grants)$12,724,098$12,857,730$12,857,730$13,332,730
Bullet Proof Vests$0$0$0$0
Motor Carrier Safety Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Patrols Payroll Costs$0$0$0$0
Dispatch Center Communications$0$0$0$0
New State Police Class$15,489,499$10,645,944$10,645,945$10,645,944
Department of State Police$345,226,669$394,694,054$388,170,173$383,103,231
State Police Benefit Fraud Unit$0$0$0$0
State Police Crime Laboratory$34,080,505$33,277,752$33,277,752$33,277,752
State Police Recruit Salaries$0$0$0$0
State Police Employee-Related Costs$0$0$0$0
Municipal Police Training Committee$18,346,398$21,801,794$21,896,794$21,365,758
Municipal Recruit Training Program Fee Retained Revenue$2,775,464$2,800,000$2,800,000$2,800,000
Sexual Assault Evidence Kits$0$0$0$0
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