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Placer County at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

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

  • 248 Officers
  • 284 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.03 Placer County
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding for Placer County

Data was last updated December 18, 2022

We identified over $2.9M in federal grant funding, FY 2013-2023

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Placer County
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$16,001.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2023		 COUNTY, PLACER 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
$472,051.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2024		 COUNTY OF PLACER IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE HOMELAND SECURITY STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND EXERCISE NEEDS TO PREVENT, PROTECT AGAINST, MITIGATE, RESPOND TO, AND RECOVER FROM ACTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Sub
$17,734.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2022		 COUNTY, PLACER OF PLACER COUNTY SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT (SIU) ANTI- DRUG TASK FORCE Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$481,939.00 9/1/2020
8/31/2023		 COUNTY OF PLACER IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE HOMELAND SECURITY STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND EXERCISE NEEDS TO PREVENT, PROTECT AGAINST, MITIGATE, RESPOND TO, AND RECOVER FROM ACTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated October 16, 2023

$77.5K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Placer County Sheriff's Office

The highest-value stock number reported is UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUND with 1 item valued at $77,060.00 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
1/13/2021 UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUND
2360-01-663-1082		 1 1 @ $77,060.00 $77,060.00 Q 3
9/22/2003 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421		 1 1 @ $499.00 $499.00 D 1

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $10,000,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2020

Samuel Kolb was experiencing a mental health crisis when Placer County Deputy Curtis Honeycutt shot him, shattering one of his vertebrae. Kolb was paralyzed from the waist down. Placer County agreed to settle the case for $10 million.

Kolb’s son, who called 911 to get his father medical attention, did not claim his father presented as any clear danger to dispatchers, and that he was simply experiencing a mental health crisis that Kolb has regularly experienced before. Honeycutt claimed he shot Kolb because he feared for his life when Kolb stabbed him with a sharp object, but Kolb’s son testified he never saw his father attack Honeycutt and the deputy’s vest showed no signs of stabbing.

Source

Associated Press, "$10 Million Settlement Reached in Police Shooting of Lake Tahoe Vacationer", GVWire.com, December 02, 2020

Compensation
$10,000,000.00