LAC 22:III.5703. Distribution Formula

A. Included in the 1977 distribution formula was a variable base of funding for each law enforcement planning district based on the percentage of the district's crime rate to that of the entire state, as well as a rural adjustment for those areas of the state facing unique fund distribution problems given their population and criminal justice manpower percentage deviations. The rural adjustment allowed these rural districts to have sufficient funding for meaningful programs. Once the variable base and adjustments have been determined, the formula uses the following variables to determine how the remaining funds are distributed to each law enforcement planning district: 1. planning district's percentage of the state's total Uniformed Crime Reporting Part 1 Offenses; 2. planning district's percentage of state's total criminal justice manpower; 3. planning district's percentage of state's total population. B. Given the changes in the state's crime, population, and manpower figures since 1977, the commission collected data on the aforementioned variables through the year 2022, to include the most recent year for which data was available. The distribution formula devised for the years 2023 through 2031 modifies the variable base and maintains the rural and urban adjustments to reflect existing conditions within each planning district. C. The proposed distribution formula percentage for each Law Enforcement Planning District for the years 2023 through 2031, as based on the most recent data, is as follows. Law Enforcement Planning District | Formula Distribution Percentage Northwest | 12.20 North Delta | 10.09 Red River | 9.59 Evangeline | 10.28 Capital | 19.31 Southwest | 10.11 Metropolitan | 17.79 Orleans | 10.63