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Michigan State Police seek funding for victim advocates, phone-record analysts and recruit schools in budget pitch
Summary
Colonel Grady briefed the subcommittee on the Michigan State Police executive budget request, which totals roughly $992 million with a $674.2 million general-fund component (a 4.2% GF increase). The department asked for $1.3 million for eight additional victim advocates and $1 million for seven civilian analysts focused on phone/locational data,
Colonel Grady, Director of the Michigan State Police, presented the department’s fiscal year executive recommendation to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, outlining personnel, victim services and investigative-technology investments intended to support recruiting, retention and statewide law enforcement operations.
Grady said the department’s proposed fiscal-year budget totals about $992 million, with $674.2 million from the state general fund, representing a 4.2% general-fund increase for the Michigan State Police. The presentation emphasized three investment areas: cultivating a thriving membership (recruitment and retention), advancing public safety services and building community relationships through outreach programs.
Victim services and investigative analysts: Grady described a $1.3 million general-fund request to add eight full-time victim advocate positions to expand statewide capacity and to support district-level special investigations, including trafficking and abduction response. He said the victim services program handled 1,237 victims in 2024 and 205 in January of the current year, and that advocates typically carry 20 to 35 cases at any given time.
Grady also requested $1 million in general fund to add seven civilian analysts focused on phone-record and locational-data analysis. He told the committee that as phone and location data become ubiquitous in investigations, analysis workloads have grown — some cases can take more than 100 hours of analyst time — and current capacity has constrained work to life‑threatening felonies in some districts.
Recruiting, wellness and training: The department described a plan to maintain attrition savings to hire and train roughly 20 new troopers from existing resources, and it proposed salary increases for troopers and sergeants intended to improve recruitment and retention. Grady highlighted a cardiovascular screening pilot covering about 700 enforcement members and a $200,000 federal law enforcement mental health and wellness grant that funded a critical-incident stress management team and a family support program.
Why it matters: Grady warned the committee that a wave of retirements could substantially reduce enlisted strength if recruit schools are not sustained. He said several graduating classes will become eligible for retirement this fall; the presentation projected that the department could lose more than 400 enlisted members over time without continued recruiting and training.
Questions and context: Senators asked whether the $1.3 million and $1.0 million requests were included in the 4.2% general-fund increase; Grady confirmed they are. The presentation did not include any formal vote or adoption of appropriations during the meeting; Grady delivered the executive recommendation and answered the subcommittee’s brief questions.
