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Los Angeles County at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Full-time law enforcement staff, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office

  • 9,071 Officers
  • 5,255 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 14.21 Los Angeles County
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding for Los Angeles County

Data was last updated October 15, 2023

We identified over $11M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Los Angeles County
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$1,175,619.34 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE COUNTY'S CRIME REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE IS TO REDUCE CRIME AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY SAFETY IS RECOGNIZED AS BEING ONE OF OUR MOST BASIC NEEDS. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING IN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT WITH VARIOUS JUSTICE AND LAW … Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$505,337.70 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF CLEAR IS TO FACILITATE THE RECOVERY OF TARGETED GANG-INFESTED COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES INCLUDING THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD), LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRIC… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$1,211,775.75 10/1/2020
9/30/2025		 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE COUNTY'S CRIME REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE IS TO REDUCE CRIME AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY SAFETY IS RECOGNIZED AS BEING ONE OF OUR MOST BASIC NEEDS. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING IN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT WITH VARIOUS JUSTICE AND LAW … Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$626,711.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2025		 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF CLEAR IS TO FACILITATE THE RECOVERY OF TARGETED GANG-INFESTED COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES INCLUDING THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD), LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRIC… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 23, 2025

$886K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office

The highest-value stock number reported is AIRPLANE,CARGO-TRANSPORT with 1 item valued at $800,865.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date Item and National Stock Number (NSN) Quantity Acquisition value, each Acquisition value, total DEMIL code DEMIL IC
11/14/2011 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-856-6885		 7 7 @ $120.00 $840.00 D 1
10/19/2008 AIRPLANE,CARGO-TRANSPORT
1510-01-070-3661		 1 1 @ $800,865.00 $800,865.00 Q 6
2/12/2004 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421		 73 73 @ $499.00 $36,427.00 D 1
8/23/1997 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421		 96 96 @ $499.00 $47,904.00 D 1

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated July 9, 2025

Consent decree

Los Angeles County has a consent decree with the Department of Justice that went into effect on May 1, 2015.

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Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $1,000,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2022

In March 2015, Anthony Brown filed a civil rights lawsuit against Los Angeles County and several Sheriff’s Department officials, alleging that he suffered federal civil rights violations (including cruel and unusual punishment and failure to provide adequate medical care) while he was in the custody of the Sheriff’s Department and incarcerated at the Men’s Central Jail.

At the time, Brown was feeding information to the FBI about alleged corruption and abuses of incarcerated people. After discovering a cellphone in Brown’s possession, guards at the jail realized they were the target of a federal investigation and attempted to derail the probe by hiding Brown from FBI handlers. In January 2022, the County agreed to pay $1 million to compensate Brown. Additionally, ten former Sheriff’s Department officials were convicted for their roles in the cover-up.

Source

City News Service, "$1 million settlement for inmate-turned-informant at center of Lee Baca case", Los Angeles Daily News

Compensation
$1,000,000.00