Massachusetts | Police Funding Database | LDF

Massachusetts at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	4,638,530
	Black or African American	451,443
	American Indian and Alaska native	5,548
	Asian	545,521
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	989
	Two or More Races	402,148
	Hispanic or Latino	998,795

States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff in Massachusetts

18,092 Officers
4,283 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $1.1M in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

This amount represents funding at the state level, some of which may be passed on to cities and counties via sub-grants. It does not reflect any federal grant funding provided directly to cities or counties in Massachusetts.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Justice	$1,121,379

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Massachusetts
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$500,000.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDING FROM THE COPS SAFER OUTCOMES PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE MSP WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTEGRATE ENHANCED DE-ESCALATION AND CRISIS RESPONSE TRAINING AND CONCEPTS THROUGHOUT THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE ACADEMY CURRICULUM. THE MSP IS FACED WITH BOTH STATE FUNDING CONSTRAINTS AND LIMITED PERSONN…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$175,000.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE (MSP) WILL ENHANCE RECRUITING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT MORE QUALIFIED AND MOTIVATED CANDIDATES TO JOIN THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE (MSP) AS SWORN TROOPERS. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE UTILIZATION OF A TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING CAMPAIGN FEATURING CURATED VIDEOS TAILORED…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$95,383.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	CITY OF QUINCY THE QUINCY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PLEASED TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION FOR GRANT ASSISTANCE FROM THE COPS OFFICE FOR THE FOLLOWING 2-YEAR GRANT CYCLE TO SUPPORT OUR DEPARTMENT IN THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, WE AR…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$64,745.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	LEICESTER, TOWN OF THIS DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS POLICE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (MPAC) AND IN THE SELF-ASSESSMENT PHASE OF CERTIFICATION. THIS FUNDING WOULD BE IMMEASURABLE TO COMPLETING THE GOAL OF CERTIFICATION BY FEBRUARY 2027 AS DEEMED BY MPAC. IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE MASSACHUSETTS POL…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.

Police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated November 17, 2025

This is state-level data, not an aggregate of city and county information.

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $40,000,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2023	In April 2023, the State of Massachusetts agreed to a $40 million settlement in a long-running case brought by police who alleged that the State’s promotional exam to attain the rank of sergeant discriminated against Black and Hispanic candidates. Hundreds of current and former police officers would each receive at least $45,000. The decade-old lawsuit involved officers from Boston, Brockton, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Springfield, and Worcester, along with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Source The Associated Press, "Mass. agrees to $40M settlement in decade-old sergeant exam suit", WBUR, April 04, 2023	Compensation $40,000,000.00

Counties and cities we’re monitoring in Massachusetts

Data was last updated September 6, 2022

Counties

Counties monitored in: Massachusetts
Empty table cell		Funding		Misconduct and Settlements
County	Population	Grant funding found	Military equipment value	Consent decree	Public misconduct database	Settlements
No Counties monitored in state

Cities

Cities monitored in: Massachusetts
Empty table cell			Funding		Misconduct and Settlements
City	Population	Officers per 1000 people	Grant funding found	Military equipment value	Consent decree	Public misconduct database	Settlements
Arlington	0	N/A	$0.00	$0.00	No	No	1 settlement with policy changes and compensation totaling $80,000.00
Boston	673822	N/A	$8,617,076.85	$0.00	No	No	3 settlements with compensation totaling $39,900,000.00
Fall River	94687	N/A	$286,251.00	$188,342.00	No	No	1 settlement with compensation totaling $80,000.00
Peabody	54695	N/A	$55,973.16	$0.00	No	No	None found
Springfield	154886	N/A	$2,554,994.60	$1,751,087.08	Yes	No	4 settlements with policy changes and compensation totaling over $594,997.00
Whitman	0	N/A	$0.00	$0.00	No	No	1 settlement with compensation totaling $250,000.00
Worcester	211289	N/A	$2,027,123.17	$0.00	No	No	3 settlements with policy changes and compensation totaling $9,772,500.00