Police travel per diem

Training, court, mutual aid, and deployment: GSA lodging and M&IE by destination ZIP—compare department nightly lodging and daily M&IE to federal caps.

Police guides — when per diem applies and GSA vs department policy.

Law enforcement travelGSA benchmark

Estimate GSA per diem for out-of-town training, court, mutual aid, or deployment travel—then compare your department's nightly lodging and daily M&IE rates to federal CONUS caps. Police guides

Destination ZIP (training, court, or assignment)

StateGSA localityTravel startTravel end

Travel days (M&IE)

Many agencies use full GSA M&IE as a benchmark. Use 75% first/last days only if your department or state policy follows federal travel-day rules.

Department per diem (optional — policy compare)

Nightly lodging rate ($)Daily M&IE rate ($)