Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Police Funding Database | LDF

Milwaukee at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	180,956
	Black or African American	207,255
	American Indian and Alaska native	2,206
	Asian	31,007
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	124
	Two or More Races	22,984
	Hispanic or Latino	116,771

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Milwaukee Police Department

1,654 Officers
361 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.79 Milwaukee
2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
2.2 National average

These figures reflect the Milwaukee Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.

Federal grant funding for Milwaukee

Data was last updated May 29, 2023

We identified over $53.9M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$1,978,338
	Department of Justice	$47,918,002
	Executive Office of the President	$4,042,192

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Milwaukee
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$305,715.00	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	CITY OF MILWAUKEE THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$15,740,904.00	10/1/2022 9/30/2027	CITY OF MILWAUKEE THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS HIRING PROGRAM (CHP) PROGRAM IS TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY POLICING THROUGH THE HIRE OR REHIRE OF ADDITIONAL CAREER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. FUNDING UNDER THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE UTILIZED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HIRE AND REHIRE CAREER LAW ENFORCEME…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$250,000.00	10/1/2022 9/30/2025	CITY OF MILWAUKEE THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT (MPD) AS LEAD APPLICANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN ADVANCED CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT) TRAINING PROGRAM TO EQUIP POLICE OFFICERS TO BETTER IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CALLS WITH…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime
$426,869.00	1/1/2022 12/31/2023	CITY OF MILWAUKEE THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 3, 2024

$753.2K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Milwaukee Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is TRUCK,UTILITY with 2 items valued at $94,171.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date	Item and National Stock Number (NSN)	Acquisition value	Quantity	Acquisition value, each	Acquisition value, total	DEMIL code / IC	DEMIL code	DEMIL IC
3/30/2020	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-346-9317	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $94,171.00	$188,342.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	6
2/24/2020	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-346-9317	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $94,171.00	$94,171.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	6
1/30/2020	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-380-8604	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $89,900.00	$179,800.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	6
1/24/2020	OPTICAL SIGHTING AND RANGING EQUIPMENT 1240-DS-OPT-SIGH	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $500.00	$500.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	0

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Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 2 publicly reported settlements that resulted in $22,150,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2020	NBA Player Sterling Brown agreed to a $750,000 settlement to drop his lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department. The lawsuit and settlement stems from a 2018 encounter Brown had with the police. Brown alleged that police used excessive force when they detained Brown for parking in a handicapped spot and proceeded to wrestle him to the ground, tase him, and step on his ankle. Source Isheka N. Harrison, "NBA Player Sterling Brown Agrees to $750,000 Settlement with Milwaukee In Police Excessive Force Lawsuit", Atlanta Black Star, October 10, 2020	Compensation $750,000.00
2015 - 2017	From 2015 to 2017, Milwaukee paid $21.4 million in police misconduct settlements. From 2015 to 2017, the City of Milwaukee paid $21.4 million in settlements for police misconduct cases, including interest and attorneys’ fees. Source Kevin Crowe and Ashley Luthern, "Police misconduct suits cost Milwaukee millions", Journal Sentinel, October 25, 2015	Compensation $21,400,000.00