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Florida 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 Florida

  • 47,477 Officers
  • 27,924 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.2 Florida
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated July 1, 2024

We identified over $196.4M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

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 Florida.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Florida
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$70,232.00 1/1/2024
12/31/2025		 JUDICIARY COURTS, THE STATE OF FLORIDA OF 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
$35,474.00 1/1/2024
12/31/2025		 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 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
$21,500.00 1/1/2024
12/31/2025		 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 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
$339,809.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2025		 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) PROJECT ABSTRACT – USAO SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FY2022   THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) PLANS TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR THE VIOLENT GANG AND GUN CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN)… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods 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 Florida

Data was last updated September 6, 2022

Counties

Counties monitored in: Florida
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
County Population Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Miami-Dade County 2686867 $33,194,983.42 $0.00 No No None found
Pasco County 632996 $9,497,217.62 $2,538,809.38 No No None found

Cities

Cities monitored in: Florida
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
City Population Officers per 1000 people Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Hialeah 221318 N/A $375,381.00 $0.00 No No None found
Jacksonville 985837 N/A $12,422,367.63 $0.00 No No None found
Miami 455955 N/A $53,428,181.19 $72,065.00 Yes No 2 settlements with compensation totaling $4,265,000.00
Miami Gardens 111264 N/A $1,933,177.93 $717,900.00 No No None found
Orlando 320753 N/A $6,700,465.37 $4,038.74 No No None found
Sarasota 56218 N/A $626,370.00 $120,818.00 No No None found
St. Petersburg 263546 N/A $594,523.96 $0.00 No No None found
Tallahassee 202222 N/A $4,458,224.38 $20,342,512.33 No No None found
Tampa 403361 N/A $16,116,513.88 $277,364.00 No No None found