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Cook County at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	2,050,930
	Black or African American	1,091,553
	American Indian and Alaska native	5,029
	Asian	430,351
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,343
	Two or More Races	175,160
	Hispanic or Latino	1,412,401

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

1,833 Officers
3,161 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.2 National average

Federal grant funding for Cook County

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $67.3M 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	$20,361,280
	Department of Justice	$4,800,364
	Executive Office of the President	$42,154,326

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Cook County
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$4,063,447.00	1/1/2025 12/31/2026	COOK COUNTY HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS HIDTA PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR FY 2025 GRANT AWARD	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$3,258,038.76	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	COOK COUNTY 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
$35,000.00	10/1/2023 9/30/2026	COOK COUNTY THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 4,154 ACTIVE SWORN OFFICERS DEPLOYED ACROSS MULTIPLE DIVISIONS. CURRENT DEPLOYMENT INCLUDES 2,423 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, 755 COURTS OFFICERS, 570 POLICE OFFICERS, 279 OFFICERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AND 127 OFFICERS DEPLOYED TO COMMUNITY CORREC…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation	Prime
$125,814.20	10/1/2023 9/30/2025	COOK COUNTY THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE WILL USE LEMHWA GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CCSO PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM. THE AGENCY WILL FOCUS ON EXPANDING PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP, PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED ANNUAL REVIEW AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS, FACILITATING GROUP INTERVENTIONS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CHECK…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 6, 2026

$1.1M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Cook County Sheriff's Office

The highest-value stock number reported is ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY with 1 item valued at $95,946.00 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
3/11/2021	UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUND 2360-01-663-1082	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $77,060.00	$77,060.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
4/2/2015	FIRING DEVICE,NON-LETHAL 1095-01-526-7860	Acquisition value	3	3 @ $1,107.00	$3,321.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
11/14/2014	KIT,LH BALLISTIC WINDSHIELD,MAK HMMWV 2510-01-529-9037	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $2,783.03	$5,566.06	DEMIL code / IC	C	1
5/21/2012	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-346-9317	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $94,171.00	$94,171.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	6

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Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated April 22, 2026

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $24,800,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2024	In October 2024, Cook County, Illinois, agreed to a $24.8 million settlement with eight men who were wrongfully convicted due to misconduct by retired Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara. Each plaintiff, Eruby Abrego, Robert Bouto, David Gecht, Alfredo Gonzalez Jr., Thomas Kelly, Richard Kwil, John Martinez, and Daniel Rodriguez, would receive $3.1 million. The men were framed by Guevara and his associates between 1990 and 1999, and were convicted based on fabricated evidence and coerced confessions. Collectively, they spent more than 190 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. During their interrogations, police physically beat them, subjected them to psychological abuse, denied them access to lawyers and loved ones, deprived them of food, water, and sleep, and promised to release them if they signed false confessions, but the men were nonetheless charged, convicted, and sentenced to decades in prison. Sources "Cook County Agrees to Pay $24.8 Million to Victims of Disgraced Chicago Cop Reynaldo Guevara", Loevy & Loevy, October 23, 2024 "Cook County will pay $24.8M to victims of disgraced Chicago police detective Reynaldo Guevara", ABC 7 Chicago, October 23, 2024	Compensation $24,800,000.00