Elkhart at a glance
Population by race and Hispanic origin
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Full-time law enforcement staff, Elkhart Police Department
- 128 Officers
- 32 Civilian staff
Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents
- 2.98 Elkhart
- 1.6 National average, cities with 50,000 to 99,999 population
- 2.2 National average
These figures reflect the Elkhart Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.
Federal grant funding for Elkhart
We were unable to locate any federal grant funding for this location based on our standard search parameters. Learn more about the grant programs we are tracking.
Military equipment transfers
Data last updated April 23, 2025
$689K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Elkhart Police Department
The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $689,000.00 each
Recent equipment transfers
| Ship date | Item and National Stock Number (NSN) | Quantity | Acquisition value, each | Acquisition value, total | DEMIL code | DEMIL IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/31/2016 | MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE 2355-01-561-0281 |
1 | 1 @ $689,000.00 | $689,000.00 | C | 1 |
Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements
Data last updated July 9, 2025
Settlements
We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $7,500,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.
| Year | Description | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Keith Cooper settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit with the City of Elkhart, Indiana, for $7.5 million—as of 2022, the largest amount paid to a plaintiff in a wrongful conviction lawsuit in Indiana history In 1997, Cooper was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery. After serving more than eight years in prison, he filed a lawsuit against the Elkhart Police Department, claiming that their police officials, including Detective Steve Rezutko, framed him and his co-defendant through “false witness statements and unduly suggestive photo lineups.” The eyewitnesses who testified at Cooper’s trial later admitted that they had been manipulated by Rezutko into implicating Cooper. DNA evidence eventually identified the shooter as a man who was convicted of murder in Michigan in 2002. In 2017, Cooper became the first Indiana man to be granted a pardon based on actual innocence. His co-defendant, Christopher Parish, was exonerated and awarded a nearly $5 million settlement in 2014. |
Compensation
$7,500,000.00 |