Tucson, Arizona | Police Funding Database | LDF

Tucson at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	235,551
	Black or African American	30,557
	American Indian and Alaska native	6,711
	Asian	13,553
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	996
	Two or More Races	23,117
	Hispanic or Latino	234,115

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Tucson Police Department

777 Officers
366 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

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

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

Federal grant funding for Tucson

Data was last updated January 6, 2025

We identified over $117.2M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

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	$30,391,284
	Executive Office of the President	$85,554,055

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Tucson
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$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
$327,000.00	9/1/2024 8/31/2027	CITY OF TUCSON SHSGP FUNDING	Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency	97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program	Sub
$8,558,843.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	CITY OF TUCSON POLICE 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
$784,380.00	10/1/2023 9/30/2026	CITY OF TUCSON WITH GUN RELATED CRIME RATES INCREASING IN TUCSON, ARIZONA OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT (TPD) IS COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS TO COMBAT THIS GROWING PROBLEM. ONE-THIRD OF GUN-RELATED CRIME (GRC) CASES WITHIN TPD GO UNASSIGNED DUE TO A LACK OF …	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated January 22, 2025

$846.3K 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
5/11/2016	COMPASS,MAGNETIC,UNMOUNTED 6605-01-571-6052	Acquisition value	31	31 @ $64.31	$1,993.61	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
1/15/2014	VIEWER,NIGHT VISION 5855-01-461-8169	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $6,153.95	$6,153.95	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
10/10/2012	SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-411-1265	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $342.00	$342.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
5/22/2012	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-128-9551	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $50,458.00	$100,916.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	1

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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