A project of LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute

District of Columbia at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff in District of Columbia

  • 3,798 Officers
  • 882 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 6.89 District of Columbia
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated October 21, 2024

We identified over $567M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

This amount represents funding at the state level, some of which may be passed on to cities and counties via sub-grants. It does not reflect any federal grant funding provided directly to cities or counties in District of Columbia.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: District of Columbia
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$49,778,056.00 9/1/2024
8/31/2027		 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Prime
$57,030,222.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2024		 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Prime
$57,279,000.00 9/1/2020
8/31/2023		 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Prime
$56,730,000.00 9/1/2018
8/31/2021		 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security 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, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.

Counties and cities we’re monitoring in District of Columbia

Data was last updated March 8, 2023

Counties

Counties monitored in: District of Columbia
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
County Population Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
No Counties monitored in state

Cities

Cities monitored in: District of Columbia
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
City Population Officers per 1000 people Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Washington 678972 5.92 $603,406,739.25 $0.00 No No 3 settlements with policy changes and compensation totaling $32,100,000.00