Tucson, Arizona | Police Funding Database | LDF | TMI

Tucson at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	228,452
	Black or African American	30,285
	American Indian and Alaska native	7,525
	Asian	18,529
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	929
	Two or More Races	25,508
	Hispanic or Latino	240,534

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, Tucson Police Department

732 Officers
351 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

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

Federal grant funding for Tucson

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $104.3M in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$1,287,222
	Department of Justice	$13,391,912
	Executive Office of the President	$89,685,439

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Tucson
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$175,000.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	CITY OF TUCSON THE TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT (TPD) WILL ENHANCE THEIR WORKFORCE BY: (1) EXPANDING THE RECRUITING FOOTPRINT FOR THE DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, PRIMARILY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN TARGETED JOB FAIR EVENTS, DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, AND TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING, (2) RECRUITING A CAND…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$8,648,520.00	1/1/2025 12/31/2026	CITY OF TUCSON POLICE THE MISSION OF THE HIDTA PROGRAM IS TO DISRUPT THE MARKET FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES IN SUPPORT THE NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY BY ASSISTING FEDERAL STATE LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE HIDTA PROGRAM TO DISMANTLE AND DISRUPT DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATI…	Executive Office of the President Executive Office of the President	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$175,000.00	10/1/2024 9/30/2026	CITY OF TUCSON THE TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT (TPD), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOODWILL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA WILL USE FY24 MICROGRANTS FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION (CVI) ECOSYSTEM CALLED THE VILLAGE PROGRAM. CURRENT VILLAGE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES OUTREACH TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 12-24 AT HIGH RISK OF GU…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$6,250,000.00	10/1/2024 9/30/2029	CITY OF TUCSON THE COPS HIRING PROGRAM (CHP) PROVIDES FUNDING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HIRE AND/OR REHIRE ADDITIONAL CAREER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THEIR COMMUNITY POLICING CAPACITY AND CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES OF CHP AWARDS INCLUDE ENGAGEMENT IN PLANNED COMMU…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime

View all grants

Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 6, 2026

$746.5K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Tucson Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is TRUCK,UTILITY with 1 item valued at $89,900.00 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
2/11/2026	DETECTING SET,MINE 6665-21-906-1023	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $2,450.00	$4,900.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	7
1/15/2014	GOGGLES,NIGHTVISIO 5855-01-422-5413	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $2,748.00	$2,748.00	DEMIL code / IC	F	1
10/10/2012	SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-411-1265	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $339.00	$339.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
5/22/2012	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-128-9551	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $50,458.00	$100,916.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	1

View all military equipment

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $300,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2019	Tucson paid a settlement of $300,000 in January 2019 to resolve a police misconduct lawsuit. In January 2019, a family received a settlement total of $300,000 after filing a lawsuit against the City of Tucson and several officers of the Tucson Police Department. The lawsuit accused the officers of detaining members of the Wyatt family, forcing them to lie on the ground after they approached a traffic stop occurring near their home. Source Joe Ferguson, "Family who accused Tucson police of excessive force receive $300K in settlement", Arizona Daily Star, January 31, 2019	Compensation $300,000.00