Police Spending Per Capita

Police department spending per resident. Lower is generally better. Ranking 139 cities.

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

#	City	Grade	Population	Police Spending Per Capita
1	Maricopa, AZ	D	60K	$63,469
2	Alameda, CA	C	78K	$38,833
3	Santa Clara, CA	C	128K	$36,647
4	Orange, CA	D	139K	$21,754
5	Monterey Park, CA	C	60K	$18,548
6	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	D	110K	$15,467
7	San Bernardino, CA	D	221K	$14,631
8	San Mateo, CA	C	104K	$11,237
9	Tulare, CA	C	69K	$11,162
10	Santa Barbara, CA	C	89K	$10,851
11	Riverside, CA	C	316K	$10,139
12	Passaic, NJ	C	70K	$8,511
13	Santa Cruz, CA	C	61K	$7,178
14	Sarasota, FL	C	56K	$6,757
15	Galveston, TX	C	53K	$6,186
16	Camden, NJ	D	72K	$5,797
17	Sacramento, CA	C	524K	$5,402
18	Lancaster, PA	C	58K	$5,263
19	Greenville, SC	D	71K	$4,914
20	Merced, CA	D	88K	$4,408
21	Madera, CA	C	67K	$4,298
22	Washington, DC	D	671K	$4,183
23	Los Angeles, CA	D	3.9M	$4,111
24	Napa, CA	D	79K	$3,945
25	Albany, NY	C	100K	$3,815
26	Milwaukee, WI	C	573K	$3,642
27	Yakima, WA	C	97K	$3,424
28	Erie, PA	D	95K	$3,410
29	San Francisco, CA	D	851K	$3,351
30	San Diego, CA	C	1.4M	$3,335
31	Fresno, CA	C	542K	$3,261
32	Renton, WA	B	105K	$2,978
33	Waukesha, WI	C	71K	$2,927
34	Shawnee, KS	B	68K	$2,908
35	Schenectady, NY	D	68K	$2,839
36	La Crosse, WI	C	52K	$2,753
37	Yuma, AZ	C	96K	$2,703
38	Racine, WI	B	77K	$2,604
39	Frederick, MD	C	78K	$2,597
40	Missoula, MT	A	75K	$2,547
41	Kenosha, WI	B	99K	$2,544
42	Spokane, WA	B	228K	$2,475
43	Denton, TX	A	142K	$2,464
44	Denver, CO	C	711K	$2,455
45	Chesapeake, VA	D	249K	$2,306
46	St. Charles, MO	C	71K	$2,304
47	Arlington, VA	C	236K	$2,158
48	Richmond, VA	D	227K	$2,108
49	Madison, AL	D	57K	$2,061
50	Indianapolis city (balance), IN	B	882K	$2,032
51	Santa Fe, NM	A	88K	$2,014
52	Portsmouth, VA	B	97K	$1,848
53	Newport News, VA	F	185K	$1,848
54	Baton Rouge, LA	B	226K	$1,820
55	Harrisonburg, VA	D	52K	$1,751
56	Norfolk, VA	D	237K	$1,718
57	Columbus, GA	A	205K	$1,611
58	Roanoke, VA	C	99K	$1,543
59	Dallas, TX	C	1.3M	$1,519
60	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN	D	684K	$1,519
61	New York, NY	C	8.6M	$1,512
62	Philadelphia, PA	D	1.6M	$1,505
63	Twin Falls, ID	C	52K	$1,474
64	Champaign, IL	C	89K	$1,426
65	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA	B	127K	$1,372
66	Macon-Bibb County, GA	C	157K	$1,334
67	Alexandria, VA	C	158K	$1,312
68	Dubuque, IA	C	59K	$1,295
69	Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY	A	321K	$1,294
70	Tuscaloosa, AL	C	106K	$1,260
71	Grand Forks, ND	C	59K	$1,224
72	Kalamazoo, MI	C	73K	$1,177
73	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA	B	202K	$1,167
74	El Paso, TX	C	677K	$1,159
75	Hampton, VA	C	137K	$1,158
76	Midland, TX	C	132K	$1,138
77	Virginia Beach, VA	D	458K	$1,126
78	Peoria, IL	B	113K	$1,088
79	Carson, NV	B	58K	$1,045
80	Las Vegas, NV	A	645K	$945
81	Durham, NC	B	284K	$921
82	Henderson, NV	B	318K	$842
83	Baltimore, MD	B	585K	$820
84	Mansfield, TX	B	74K	$819
85	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY	D	629K	$701
86	Marysville, WA	B	71K	$693
87	Jackson, MS	C	153K	$629
88	Tulsa, OK	C	412K	$628
89	Lafayette, LA	D	122K	$615
90	North Las Vegas, NV	B	264K	$601
91	Mobile, AL	C	186K	$537
92	Victoria, TX	C	65K	$492
93	Suffolk, VA	B	95K	$481
94	Montgomery, AL	C	200K	$458
95	Olympia, WA	C	55K	$437
96	Kent, WA	C	135K	$413
97	Kirkland, WA	C	92K	$394
98	Bellingham, WA	B	91K	$327
99	Lynchburg, VA	D	79K	$324
100	Lubbock, TX	C	258K	$322

Showing top 100 of 139 cities

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