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Public Safety Revenue Sharing

Public Safety Revenue Sharing

Overview

For fiscal year (FY) 2026, the legislature authorized the distribution of $42,562,500 ($35,062,500 ongoing funding + $7,500,000 one-time funding) in Public Safety Revenue Sharing payments to cities, villages and townships (2025 Public Act 22, Section 959(1)(b) and Section 992(2)). Payments are based on each local unit's share of violent crime counts as certified by the Michigan Department of State Police (MDSP) for calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Use of Funds - Requirements/Restrictions

Local units must use these funds only for operational or capital expenses that serve the purposes of public safety. At least 75% of the distribution must be used to fund a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officers. Up to 25% of the distribution must be used to fund other non-law-enforcement related public safety purposes, such as:

  • Public safety initiatives to improve recruitment or retention efforts
  • Training programs
  • Equipment purchases
  • Programs designed to reduce identified risks to public safety
  • Crime diversion programs
  • Operational emergency medical or firefighter services
  • Capital improvements to public safety buildings/structures

All local public safety initiative expenses must be related to public safety and designed to reduce identified risks to public safety and cannot include unproven intervention solutions to community violence. In addition, these funds cannot be used for any of the following:

  • Pension or other post-employee benefit (OPEB) payments
  • Lawsuits or claims payments
  • Debt service payments
  • Acquisition or use of a vehicle weighing more than 15,000 pounds that is designed or used for a tactical police purpose
  • Acquisition or use of facial recognition technology
  • Acquisition or use of a chemical weapon

Local units may subgrant all or part of their distribution to another local unit as long as the funds are used for public safety purposes and are in compliance with the Use of Funds - Requirements/Restrictions.

Note: Local Governments should account for these funds using revenue account number 543 (State Grants - Public Safety).

Crime Data

Violent Crime Counts are based on the 3 most recent annual crime reports published by the MDSP as of October 1, 2025. The violent crime counts are based on the finalized crime data (for counts of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) that the MDSP received for each local unit for the most recent three calendar years.

The Annual Crime Reports, as certified by MDSP, include only crimes reported by local law enforcement agencies and county sheriff departments. As a result, crimes reported by state, tribal, and railroad law enforcement agencies were excluded, as were those reported by college and university police, airport police, and metropark police. In some local units, the Michigan State Police was the only reporting agency, and those crimes are not included in this report. Cities, villages and townships that did not submit crime data are shown as zero.

Program Information

FY 2026 Public Safety Revenue Sharing Program Information

Payments/Crime Data

FY 2026 Public Safety Revenue Sharing Payment Amounts - May 2026 (Excel)

Public Act

2025 Public Act 22 (Entire Act) - FY 2026 Appropriation
2025 Public Act 22 (Section 959)
2025 Public Act 22 (Section 992)

Contact Information

Revenue Sharing and Grants Division

Phone: 517-335-7484
Fax: 517-335-3298
Email: TreasRevenueSharing@michigan.gov