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Law Enforcement

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov$648,380,979$648,380,979
FY24$595,618,438$600,883,895
FY23$570,573,935$541,757,978
FY22$552,874,144$503,914,142
FY21$536,479,962$456,285,206
FY20$568,992,170$473,107,980
FY19$492,446,896$403,091,036
FY18$488,043,880$391,373,206
FY17$492,825,926$386,542,981
FY16$497,422,560$383,022,506
FY15$482,835,534$369,336,320
FY14$491,855,231$373,562,847
FY13$452,936,981$338,733,988
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
4.4%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$583,901,136$589,063,008
FY24 Sen$581,102,751$586,239,885
FY24 SWM$577,925,836$583,034,885
FY24 Hou$580,374,803$585,505,501
FY24 HWM$577,740,094$582,847,501
FY24 Gov$578,891,911$584,009,500
FY23 GAA$558,746,432$530,527,805
FY23 SWM$551,646,957$523,786,878
FY23 Hou$556,825,937$528,704,302
FY23 HWM$553,938,091$525,962,302
FY23 Gov$556,992,342$528,862,303
FY22 GAA$524,910,966$478,427,255

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Peace Officer Standards & Training Commi$5,265,949$5,104,871$8,747,478
Commission on the Status of African Americans$157,978$148,686$150,000
Commission on the Status of Latinos and Latinas$157,978$148,686$150,000
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities$157,978$148,686$150,000
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys$157,978$148,686$150,000
Task Force on Illegal Tobacco$1,108,853$1,044,754$1,194,265
Police Reform Reserve$210,638$198,247$200,000
Commission on Criminal Justice$135,631$130,206$141,866
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner$17,874,651$17,897,763$20,623,088
Criminal Justice Information Services$2,556,662$2,931,617$3,365,267
CORI Retained Revenue$3,686,164$3,964,949$4,000,000
Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue$6,712,850$6,714,471$6,888,617
Sex Offender Registry Board$6,658,340$6,286,662$7,192,883
Sexual Assault Evidence Kits$93,023$90,014$93,631
Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative$2,106,379$1,982,474$2,000,000
Human Trafficking Prevention$1,053,190$991,237$500,000
Public Safety Information Technology Costs$14,656,824$20,041,502$23,800,688
Private Detail Retained Revenue$32,912,179$36,923,584$37,250,000
Special Event Detail Retained Revenue$3,686,164$3,469,330$3,500,000
Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue$3,376,444$3,177,829$3,205,922
Troop F Retained Revenue$47,393,537$44,605,672$49,000,000
Gang Prevention Grant Program (Shannon Grants)$12,992,761$12,228,479$12,857,730
New State Police Class$15,014,599$10,177,800$10,645,944
Department of State Police$333,350,751$346,238,154$394,694,054
State Police Crime Laboratory$31,352,863$34,080,506$33,277,752
Municipal Police Training Committee$12,266,233$17,241,583$21,801,794
Municipal Recruit Training Program Fee Retained Revenue$1,895,741$2,775,464$2,800,000
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Peace Officer Standards & Training Commi$5,265,949$5,104,871$8,747,478
Commission on the Status of African Americans$157,978$148,686$150,000
Commission on the Status of Latinos and Latinas$157,978$148,686$150,000
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities$157,978$148,686$150,000
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys$157,978$148,686$150,000
Task Force on Illegal Tobacco$1,108,853$1,044,754$1,194,265
Hinton Laboratory Reserve$0$0$0
Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission Reserve$0$0$0
Police Reform Reserve$210,638$198,247$200,000
SPAM Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0
Mass. Crime Watch Commission$0$0$0
Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program$0$0$0
Protective Vests$0$0$0
Municipal Police Career Incentive Reimbursements - Quinn Bill$0$0$0
Municipal Police Grants$0$0$0
Racial Profiling Law Implementation$0$0$0
Commission on Criminal Justice$135,631$130,206$141,866
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner$17,874,651$17,897,763$20,623,088
State Police Crime Laboratory$0$0$0
Criminal Justice Information Services$2,556,662$2,931,617$3,365,267
CORI Retained Revenue$3,686,164$3,964,949$4,000,000
Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue$6,712,850$6,714,471$6,888,617
Sex Offender Registry Board$6,658,340$6,286,662$7,192,883
Fentanyl Task Force$0$0$0
Mass. Instant Recording and Check System$0$0$0
Criminal History Systems Board Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Sexual Assault Evidence Kits$93,023$90,014$93,631
Anti-Gang Initiative$0$0$0
Fees from Sex Offender Registry Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Public Safety Projects and Grants$0$0$0
Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative$2,106,379$1,982,474$2,000,000
Human Trafficking Prevention$1,053,190$991,237$500,000
Illegal Tobacco Task Force$0$0$0
Community Policing Grants$0$0$0
Body Camera Pilot Programs$0$0$0
Criminal History Systems Board Telecommunications and Information Technology$0$0$0
Public Safety Information Technology Costs$14,656,824$20,041,502$23,800,688
Mental Health Public Safety Training$0$0$0
Department of State Police Operations$0$0$0
Private Detail Retained Revenue$32,912,179$36,923,584$37,250,000
State Police Overtime$0$0$0
State Police Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Special Event Detail Retained Revenue$3,686,164$3,469,330$3,500,000
State Police Air Wing$0$0$0
Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue$3,376,444$3,177,829$3,205,922
Telecommunications Access Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Springfield Patrols$0$0$0
New State Police Crime Lab Study$0$0$0
State Police Recruit Class$0$0$0
Auto Etching Fee Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Troop F Retained Revenue$47,393,537$44,605,672$49,000,000
Gang Prevention Grant Program (Shannon Grants)$12,992,761$12,228,479$12,857,730
Bullet Proof Vests$0$0$0
Motor Carrier Safety Retained Revenue$0$0$0
Patrols Payroll Costs$0$0$0
Dispatch Center Communications$0$0$0
New State Police Class$15,014,599$10,177,800$10,645,944
Department of State Police$333,350,751$346,238,154$394,694,054
State Police Benefit Fraud Unit$0$0$0
State Police Crime Laboratory$31,352,863$34,080,506$33,277,752
State Police Recruit Salaries$0$0$0
State Police Employee-Related Costs$0$0$0
Municipal Police Training Committee$12,266,233$17,241,583$21,801,794
Municipal Recruit Training Program Fee Retained Revenue$1,895,741$2,775,464$2,800,000
Sexual Assault Evidence Kits$0$0$0
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