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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

  • 189 Agencies
  • 43,411 Officers
  • 25,185 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.27 Florida
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated May 29, 2023

We identified over $200.4M 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
$1,545,406.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2025		 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS OFFICE ANTI-HEROIN TASK FORCE PROGRAM (AHTF) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO INVESTIGATE ILLICIT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEROIN, FENTANYL, AND CARFENTANIL, UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS, OR UNLAWFUL HEROIN AND PRESCRIPTION OPI… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$999,350.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2025		 STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE-17TH CIRCUIT THE PROPOSED PROJECT “AS 17 BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM” WILL SERVE BROWARD COUNTY, THE COUNTY WITH THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION IN FLORIDA WITH 1,930,983 RESIDENTS. THE PROJECT WILL BE HOUSED IN THE BROWARD STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN THE DIGITAL EVIDENCE UNIT (DEU), AND WILL SE… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Prime
$541,026.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2025		 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) PROJECT ABSTRACT – USAO MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FY2022   THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (FDLE) WILL ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR THE VIOLENT GANG AND GUN CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) TO SU… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods 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 2673837 $35,311,356.33 $0.00 No No None found
Pasco County 608794 $9,746,006.70 $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 222996 1.52 $452,751.19 $0.00 No No None found
Jacksonville 971315 N/A $13,132,621.70 $0.00 No No None found
Miami 449484 3.54 $68,167,417.75 $72,065.00 Yes No 2 settlements with compensation totaling $4,265,000.00
Miami Gardens 110491 2.31 $3,396,825.77 $717,900.00 No No None found
Orlando 316086 3.53 $7,206,287.02 $4,038.74 No No None found
Sarasota 55508 3.86 $658,576.00 $120,818.00 No No None found
St. Petersburg 261245 2.78 $595,995.00 $0.00 No No None found
Tallahassee 201728 2.25 $4,660,128.06 $20,342,512.33 No No None found
Tampa 398160 2.83 $22,153,890.67 $277,364.00 No No None found