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Other Law & Public Safety

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 House$108,057,949$108,057,949
FY24$119,192,376$120,246,075
FY23$101,306,272$96,189,955
FY22$95,882,245$87,391,353
FY21$92,309,515$78,510,791
FY20$89,211,883$74,178,268
FY19$72,515,816$59,357,619
FY18$71,006,073$56,941,344
FY17$70,526,736$55,316,925
FY16$77,078,166$59,351,294
FY15$71,047,630$54,346,601
FY14$65,779,505$49,959,374
FY13$63,531,551$47,512,781
FY12$58,455,346$42,991,896
FY11$57,118,913$40,810,461
FY10$86,257,018$60,430,340
FY09$60,538,895$41,999,237
FY08$58,957,906$40,337,496
FY07$61,012,152$40,249,800
FY06$54,073,360$34,768,666
FY05$79,826,830$49,459,514
FY04$51,377,991$30,904,499
FY03$62,292,620$36,661,109
FY02$61,683,873$35,520,332
FY01$58,181,714$32,920,688

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Between and
Funding for Other Law & Public Safety
71.8%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 House$108,057,949$108,057,949
FY25 HWM$104,395,449$104,395,449
FY25 Gov$103,481,298$103,481,298
FY24$119,192,376$120,246,075
FY24 Leg$101,410,201$102,306,700
FY24 Sen$97,643,119$98,506,315
FY24 SWM$94,386,211$95,220,615
FY24 Hou$94,830,182$95,668,511
FY24 HWM$91,434,203$92,242,511
FY24 Gov$92,883,831$93,704,954
FY23 GAA$104,487,522$99,210,541
FY23 SWM$89,550,242$85,027,645
FY23 Hou$96,475,657$91,603,303
FY23 HWM$93,323,197$88,610,053
FY23 Gov$93,971,113$89,225,247
FY22 GAA$85,691,471$78,103,027

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23FY24FY25 GovFY25 House
Line of Duty Death Benefits$631,914$594,742$600,000$600,000
Human Trafficking Awareness$0$991,237$0$0
Non-profit security grants$0$4,956,186$0$0
Office of Public Safety and Inspections$18,640,518$17,693,924$18,918,153$18,918,153
Executive Office of Public Safety$6,526,485$6,854,594$7,167,095$7,095,424
Recidivism Reduction for Youth and Young Adults$6,172,270$7,076,889$7,000,000$7,000,000
Boston Regional Intelligence Center$895,211$842,552$850,000$850,000
Non-Profit Public Safety Grants$3,159,569$3,964,949$1,500,000$3,350,000
School of Reentry$0$1,486,856$1,601,672$1,601,672
Office of Grants and Research$105,319$198,491$218,193$218,193
Restorative Justice Grant Program$421,276$396,495$0$0
Department of Fire Services Administration$37,880,613$43,421,053$40,711,328$42,054,215
Grants for Local Fire Departments$4,033,301$9,085,482$0$1,662,500
Department of Fire Services Retained Revenue$8,952$8,426$8,500$8,500
Boiler Inspection Retained Revenue$2,422,242$2,279,756$2,299,910$2,299,910
Military Division$13,364,526$12,470,629$13,666,952$13,530,282
Armory Rental Fee Retained Revenue$2,001,060$1,883,351$1,900,000$1,900,000
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency$5,043,017$4,986,765$7,039,495$6,969,100
FY23FY24FY25 GovFY25 House
Line of Duty Death Benefits$631,914$594,742$600,000$600,000
Martin H. McNamara V - Firefighter Annuity$0$0$0$0
Fire Department Bulk Extractor Trust Fund Transfer$0$0$0$0
COPS EPRS UNIT 5$0$0$0$0
FY02 SPAM Unit 5A$0$0$0$0
Human Trafficking Awareness$0$991,237$0$0
Non-profit security grants$0$4,956,186$0$0
AED Trust Fund$0$0$0$0
Public Safety/Logan Reserve$0$0$0$0
Logan Airport Security Costs$0$0$0$0
Public Safety Costs Related To 9/11$0$0$0$0
Office of Public Safety and Inspections$18,640,518$17,693,924$18,918,153$18,918,153
Expert Witnesses Legal Funds$0$0$0$0
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security$0$0$0$0
Public Safety Memorial$0$0$0$0
Fire and Building Inspector Training$0$0$0$0
Emergency Telecommunications$0$0$0$0
Hate Crimes Awareness Program$0$0$0$0
Fire and Building Inspector Education and Training$0$0$0$0
Municipal Firefighting Equipment Grant Program$0$0$0$0
Fire Safety Equipment Grant$0$0$0$0
Worcester Public Safety Completion$0$0$0$0
Fees from Auto Etching Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Board of Building Regulations$0$0$0$0
Building Code Training Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Architectural Access Board$0$0$0$0
Executive Office of Public Safety$6,526,485$6,854,594$7,167,095$7,095,424
Student Awareness of Fire Education Program$0$0$0$0
Recidivism Reduction for Youth and Young Adults$6,172,270$7,076,889$7,000,000$7,000,000
Evidence-Based Programming Grants$0$0$0$0
Boston Regional Intelligence Center$895,211$842,552$850,000$850,000
Reduction of Gun Violence Study$0$0$0$0
Non-Profit Public Safety Grants$3,159,569$3,964,949$1,500,000$3,350,000
School of Reentry$0$1,486,856$1,601,672$1,601,672
Office of Grants and Research$105,319$198,491$218,193$218,193
Democratic National Convention Security Coverage Reimbursements Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Restorative Justice Grant Program$421,276$396,495$0$0
Department of Public Safety and Inspections$0$0$0$0
Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Salaries$0$0$0$0
Division of Inspections$0$0$0$0
Public Safety Inspectors Salaries$0$0$0$0
Department of Public Safety Inspection and Training$0$0$0$0
Elevator Inspector Civil Fines RR$0$0$0$0
Boiler Inspection$0$0$0$0
Licensure for Pipefitters$0$0$0$0
Building Code Training$0$0$0$0
Department of Fire Services Administration$37,880,613$43,421,053$40,711,328$42,054,215
Grants for Local Fire Departments$4,033,301$9,085,482$0$1,662,500
Department of Fire Services Retained Revenue$8,952$8,426$8,500$8,500
Boiler Inspection Retained Revenue$2,422,242$2,279,756$2,299,910$2,299,910
Fire Prevention - Fire Marshal$0$0$0$0
Hazardous Materials Emergency Response$0$0$0$0
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Standards Enforcement$0$0$0$0
Mass Firefighting Academy$0$0$0$0
Committee on Criminal Justice$0$0$0$0
Military Division$13,364,526$12,470,629$13,666,952$13,530,282
Armory Rental Fee Retained Revenue$2,001,060$1,883,351$1,900,000$1,900,000
Mass. Emergency Management Agency$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency$5,043,017$4,986,765$7,039,495$6,969,100
Great Barrington Emergency Relief$0$0$0$0
Disaster Relief Flooding$0$0$0$0
Nuclear Safety Preparedness Program$0$0$0$0
Radiological Emergency Response Plan Evaluations$0$0$0$0
Environmental Monitoring of Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant$0$0$0$0
Flood Disaster Reimbursements$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Retained Revenue$0$0$0$0
Tropical Storm Floyd Payments$0$0$0$0
Flooding Disaster Relief March 5, 2001$0$0$0$0
Disaster Relief For Various Storms$0$0$0$0
Emergency Relief for Mendon$0$0$0$0
Highway Safety Bureau State Match$0$0$0$0
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