FY2026 Iowa City Police Department Budget Summary

The City of Iowa City’s proposed and adopted budgets are posted annually and include budget summaries and narrative for each department.

ICPD Department-Wide Budget Summary

Expenditure Budget by Division

*Animal Services expenses are budgeted under the Support & Services division.

ICPD Division Expenditure Budget Summaries

Police Administration

The Police Administration division is supported by 3.00 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees which includes the Police Chief, a Lieutenant of Professional Standards, and an Administrative Coordinator.

Support Services

Support Services provides support and services such as records retention and dissemination, customer service, property and evidence management, training and accreditation efforts, community outreach, and animal services.

The Police Department’s Support Services division is supported by 32.26 FTE, including one captain, one sergeant, five officers, four police records technicians, one computer systems analyst, one civilian crime analyst, five station masters, community service officers (4.5 FTE), an accreditation manager (.5 FTE) and a civilian supervisor. Animal Services (8.26 FTE) is also under Support Services.

Field Operations

The Field Operations Division includes patrol and investigations. Patrol is the largest activity in the department and, in addition to traditional patrol units, include a canine unit, bicycle officers, community service officers, a Crisis Negotiation Team, and special response and crime scene teams. The Investigations activity contributes to criminal investigations and includes the Johnson County Drug Task Force, Domestic Abuse, and a Street Crimes unit.

The Police Department’s Field Operations Division is supported by 79.00 FTE, which includes one captain, four lieutenants, eight sergeants, 63 officers, a Victim Services Specialist and two Community Service Officers (CSOs).

Activity expenditures in the Field Operations division include patrol, investigations, criminal forfeitures, contracted patrol, and police grants (Johnson County Task Force and Stop Violence).

Recent efforts in Field Operations include identifying and evaluating current crime trends and micro hot spots, through the efforts of a civilian crime analyst, in order to best utilize current resources and target violent crime.