Columbus, Georgia | Police Funding Database | LDF | TMI

Columbus at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	72,617
	Black or African American	94,051
	American Indian and Alaska native	192
	Asian	5,777
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
	Two or More Races	9,366
	Hispanic or Latino	18,148

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Columbus Police Department

365 Officers
127 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
2.2 National average

Federal grant funding for Columbus

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $815K in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$-2,227
	Department of Justice	$817,243

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Columbus
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$123,333.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	COLUMBUS GEORGIA CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT THE MUSCOGEE COUNTY (GA) SHERIFFS OFFICE STRUGGLES TO COMPETE DAILY WITH AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA WITH RECRUITING SUITABLE CANDIDATES TO FILL VACANT LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS. PARTICULARLY, WHEN YOU FACTOR IN LARGER AGENCIES WITHIN AFFLUENT AREAS WHO ARE OFFERING HIGHER SALARIES AND…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$129,466.00	10/1/2024 9/30/2027	CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL THE GEORGIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL (CJCC) WILL SERVE AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA'S UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (DISTRICT) FOR THE FY 2024PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS (PSN) INITIATIVE. CJCC SEEKS TO USE PSN FUNDS ON VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION THROUGHOUT THE M…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods	Prime
$74,900.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	COLUMBUS GEORGIA CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT 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
$104,731.00	10/1/2020 9/30/2022	COLUMBUS GEORGIA CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 6, 2026

$2M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Columbus Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is TRAILER with 1 item valued at $968,678.86 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date	Item and National Stock Number (NSN)	Acquisition value	Quantity	Acquisition value, each	Acquisition value, total	DEMIL code / IC	DEMIL code	DEMIL IC
3/23/2026	TRAILER 2330-DS-TRA-ILE1	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $968,678.86	$968,678.86	DEMIL code / IC	A	Unknown
3/3/2026	CONVERSION KIT,5.56 MILLIMETER RIFLE 1005-99-671-5390	Acquisition value	3	3 @ $712.79	$2,138.37	DEMIL code / IC	D	Unknown
1/13/2026	KIT,CONVERSION,M16- 1005-99-132-2616	Acquisition value	10	10 @ $415.36	$4,153.60	DEMIL code / IC	D	7
10/20/2025	UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 1550-01-621-5533	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $168,000.00	$168,000.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	1

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Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $500,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2021	The family of Hector Arreola filed a lawsuit against the Columbus Police Department following his death during an interaction with police officers. The Columbus City Council agreed to pay $500,000 to the Arreola family to settle the case, with $490,000 of those funds going to the guardian of Hector Arreola’s young child. Arreola died in 2017 shortly after a struggle with police officers who he had called to check on his mother. A police officer allegedly sat on Arreola for over two minutes while he said he couldn’t breathe 16 times. The lawsuit alleged that Arreola went into cardiac arrest following brain damage he endured from the force the officers used when restraining him. In July 2021, the Columbus City Council decided to settle before trial for $500,000. Sources Tim Chitwood, "Columbus settles federal lawsuit claiming excessive police force led to man’s death", Ledger-Enquirer, July 14, 2021 "Georgia city settles suit over 2017 death in police custody", Associated Press, July 13, 2021	Compensation $500,000.00