Police-to-Fire Spending Ratio

Ratio of police spending to fire spending — higher means more spent on police relative to fire. Lower is generally better. Ranking 137 cities.

Fiscal Health Score Total Spending Per Capita Police Spending Per Capita Fire Spending Per Capita Parks & Recreation Per Capita Debt Per Capita

#	City	Grade	Population	Police-to-Fire Spending Ratio
1	Jacksonville, FL	C	950K	0
2	Deerfield Beach, FL	C	86K	0
3	Lorain, OH	C	65K	0.01
4	Birmingham, AL	C	200K	0.02
5	Sammamish, WA	C	67K	0.02
6	Janesville, WI	A	66K	0.02
7	Elyria, OH	C	53K	0.02
8	Pueblo, CO	C	111K	0.04
9	Yuba City, CA	D	70K	0.04
10	North Port, FL	C	77K	0.05
11	Casa Grande, AZ	C	55K	0.07
12	Elkhart, IN	A	54K	0.08
13	Valdosta, GA	B	55K	0.09
14	Sugar Land, TX	C	110K	0.1
15	Brownsville, TX	A	187K	0.12
16	Mount Vernon, NY	C	73K	0.12
17	Midwest City, OK	A	58K	0.12
18	New York, NY	C	8.6M	0.14
19	Everett, WA	B	111K	0.16
20	Bellevue, WA	C	151K	0.17
21	Fargo, ND	C	127K	0.19
22	Cheyenne, WY	D	65K	0.19
23	Lacey, WA	C	56K	0.2
24	Lakewood, OH	C	51K	0.2
25	Philadelphia, PA	D	1.6M	0.21
26	Cleveland, OH	B	370K	0.21
27	Pasco, WA	C	77K	0.22
28	Olympia, WA	C	55K	0.23
29	Corpus Christi, TX	B	318K	0.24
30	Mobile, AL	C	186K	0.27
31	Gilbert, AZ	C	267K	0.29
32	Kennewick, WA	C	84K	0.3
33	Lafayette, LA	D	122K	0.31
34	Joplin, MO	C	52K	0.31
35	Carson, NV	B	58K	0.37
36	Dothan, AL	B	71K	0.46
37	Kirkland, WA	C	92K	0.48
38	Bellingham, WA	B	91K	0.57
39	Lynchburg, VA	D	79K	0.6
40	Kenner, LA	A	66K	0.6
41	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY	D	629K	0.62
42	Suffolk, VA	B	95K	0.66
43	Baltimore, MD	B	585K	0.68
44	Atlanta, GA	A	495K	0.68
45	Smyrna, GA	A	56K	0.7
46	Sarasota, FL	C	56K	0.74
47	Montgomery, AL	C	200K	0.83
48	Frederick, MD	C	78K	0.85
49	Spokane Valley, WA	B	104K	0.9
50	DeSoto, TX	A	56K	0.96
51	Madison, AL	D	57K	0.97
52	Washington, DC	D	671K	0.98
53	Tuscaloosa, AL	C	106K	1.21
54	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA	B	202K	1.24
55	Santa Cruz, CA	C	61K	1.27
56	Lancaster, PA	C	58K	1.29
57	Durham, NC	B	284K	1.35
58	Jackson, MS	C	153K	1.38
59	Kent, WA	C	135K	1.41
60	Federal Way, WA	B	100K	1.41
61	Macon-Bibb County, GA	C	157K	1.45
62	San Francisco, CA	D	851K	1.47
63	Denver, CO	C	711K	1.47
64	Santa Barbara, CA	C	89K	1.52
65	Kalamazoo, MI	C	73K	1.52
66	Henderson, NV	B	318K	1.53
67	Alexandria, VA	C	158K	1.55
68	Hampton, VA	C	137K	1.59
69	Baton Rouge, LA	B	226K	1.6
70	Victoria, TX	C	65K	1.69
71	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA	B	127K	1.78
72	St. Charles, MO	C	71K	1.84
73	Lubbock, TX	C	258K	1.86
74	Norfolk, VA	D	237K	2.07
75	Greenville, SC	D	71K	2.1
76	Sacramento, CA	C	524K	2.19
77	Virginia Beach, VA	D	458K	2.2
78	Twin Falls, ID	C	52K	2.2
79	Richmond, VA	D	227K	2.29
80	Columbus, GA	A	205K	2.31
81	Shawnee, KS	B	68K	2.33
82	Spokane, WA	B	228K	2.34
83	Middletown, OH	F	51K	2.44
84	Des Moines, IA	C	213K	2.45
85	Grand Forks, ND	C	59K	2.45
86	San Diego, CA	C	1.4M	2.61
87	Napa, CA	D	79K	2.75
88	San Mateo, CA	C	104K	2.77
89	North Las Vegas, NV	B	264K	2.78
90	Newport News, VA	F	185K	2.81
91	Champaign, IL	C	89K	2.92
92	Chesapeake, VA	D	249K	3.06
93	Arlington, VA	C	236K	3.11
94	Denton, TX	A	142K	3.13
95	Tulsa, OK	C	412K	3.21
96	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN	D	684K	3.24
97	Mansfield, TX	B	74K	3.33
98	Las Vegas, NV	A	645K	3.38
99	Yuma, AZ	C	96K	3.38
100	Waukesha, WI	C	71K	3.42

Showing top 100 of 137 cities

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Per-capita figures based on American Community Survey population estimates.