Phoenix, Arizona | Police Funding Database | LDF

Phoenix at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	664,763
	Black or African American	113,732
	American Indian and Alaska native	25,124
	Asian	60,974
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,187
	Two or More Races	53,566
	Hispanic or Latino	715,273

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Phoenix Police Department

2,795 Officers
977 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

1.71 Phoenix
2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Phoenix

Data was last updated May 29, 2023

We identified over $39M 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	$8,245,700
	Department of Justice	$14,512,344
	Executive Office of the President	$16,269,074

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Phoenix
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$1,719,804.10	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	PHOENIX, CITY OF 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
$1,641,344.00	1/1/2022 12/31/2023	PHOENIX, CITY OF 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
$500,000.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2024	PHOENIX, CITY OF BJA FY21 SMART POLICING INITIATIVE FOR PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime
$1,609,591.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	PHOENIX, CITY OF THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES, …	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency. It is possible that this location has acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs.

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 3 publicly reported settlements that resulted in over $29,000,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2020	The City of Phoenix settled a lawsuit by the family of Ryan Whitaker for $3 million. The lawsuit was based on a deadly police shooting. Ryan Whitaker was shot and killed by Phoenix police officers in May 2020, when officers were called to the scene involving a domestic dispute. Whitaker was holding a gun in his hand when he opened the door. Officers perceived Whitaker to be an eminent danger and shot him, although he did not fire his gun and appeared to be kneeling and putting his hands up, as seen through body worn cameras. Source Rudy Rivas, "Phoenix approves $3 million settlement to family of man shot and killed by police", AZfamily.com, December 02, 2020	Compensation $3,000,000.00
2020	Dravon Ames and Iesha Harper will receive an undisclosed amount of money as compensation for officers pointing guns at them after their four-year-old daughter was accused of shoplifting a doll in Phoenix, Arizona. In their claim against the City of Phoenix, Ames and Harper made a $10 million demand. The viral incident resulting in this settlement led the Phoenix Police Department to fire an officer and implement a policy where a report must be filed each time a gun is pointed at someone. Source Associated Press, "Phoenix will pay settlement after police point guns, curse at Black couple over stolen doll", PBS Newshour, August 26, 2020	Compensation Undisclosed
2008 - 2018	Phoenix paid more than $26 million to settle 191 police misconduct claims between fiscal years 2008 and 2018, including $5.6 million paid between 2010 and 2014. In 2015, The Wall Street Journal released an analysis of settlement totals from instances of police misconduct among the ten largest local police departments in the nation. Many of the cases involved in the analysis involved alleged beatings, shootings, and wrongful imprisonment. The analysis determined that, between 2010 and 2014, the City of Phoenix spent $5.6 million on police misconduct cases. A separate analysis using data from the Phoenix Finance Department also reported that between fiscal years 2008 and 2018, the city paid more than $26 million to settle 191 claims of police misconduct. Sources Zusha Elinson and Dan Frosch, "Cost of Police-Misconduct Cases Soars in Big U.S. Cities", Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2015 Christina Estes, "Phoenix Police Settlement Claims Cost $26 Million Over 10 Years", KJZZ, October 23, 2019	Compensation $26,000,000.00