A project of LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute

Indiana 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 Indiana

  • 10,753 Officers
  • 5,287 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $12.9M in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

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 Indiana.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Indiana
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$7,730,039.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2026		 INDIANA DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Prime
$500,000.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2027		 INDIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY INDIANA POST TO DEVELOP AND INTEGRATE VIRTUAL SIMULATION EXERCISES ALIGNED WITH POST-APPROVED PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES RELATED TO COMMUNICATION AND DE-ESCALATION. WORKING WITH A SELECTED AI/TECHNOLOGY VENDOR AND SUPPORTED BY CURRICULUM AND INTEGRATION SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM FORCE CONCEPTS, INDIA… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$499,200.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2027		 TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANA UNIVERSITY POLICE ACADEMY (IUPA) PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED DE-ESCALATION AND CRISIS RESPONSE TRAINING CURRICULUM SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SERVING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM MODULES, SCENARIO-BASE… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$297,565.00 10/1/2025
9/30/2027		 INDIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, INC. ILEAC INTENDS TO USE GRANT FUNDS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING AIMS: EXPAND OUR MARKETING EFFORTS TO REACH MORE AGENCIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS; ENHANCE ACCREDITATION COACHING TO HELP GUIDE AGENCIES THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS; HIRE EXPERIENCED LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION SPE… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants 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 Indiana

Data was last updated November 15, 2022

Counties

Counties monitored in: Indiana
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: Indiana
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
City Population Officers per 1000 people Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Elkhart 53733 N/A $0.00 $689,000.00 No No 1 settlement with compensation totaling $7,500,000.00
Fort Wayne 273425 N/A $5,360,189.35 $611,316.00 No No None found
Gary 68113 N/A $623,991.00 $789,280.80 No No None found
Indianapolis 890315 N/A $14,247,397.14 $153,036.30 No No 3 settlements with policy changes and compensation totaling $2,540,000.00
Lafayette 73124 N/A $1,301,682.15 $814,095.05 No No None found
Muncie 64751 N/A $0.00 $1,213,774.18 No No 1 settlement with compensation totaling $250,000.00