Police
The Fitchburg Police Department - patrol officers, detectives, dispatch, and everything else involved in public safety and law enforcement in the city.
This inched up to $9,774,873 this year, about 4% more than the $9,409,946 it was in FY2025. Put another way: this took up about 6.6% of the total city budget back in FY2016 - today it's 5.4%, meaning the city has made this a smaller priority than it used to be.
Computed from each fiscal year's own adopted budget figures below - see Methodology.
By Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Adopted Amount |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $9,774,873 |
| FY2025 | $9,409,946 |
| FY2024 | $9,698,945 |
| FY2023 | $9,188,091 |
| FY2022 | $8,838,693 |
| FY2021 | $8,350,911 |
| FY2020 | $8,573,025 |
| FY2019 | $8,517,774 |
| FY2018 | $8,214,697 |
| FY2017 | $7,707,936 |
| FY2016 | $7,219,239 |
Who Runs It
The Police Chief, appointed by the Mayor, running a department whose officers are city employees.
Governing law: M.G.L. c. 41 (Municipal Officers)