Lafayette, Indiana | Police Funding Database | LDF | TMI

Lafayette at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	46,726
	Black or African American	8,734
	American Indian and Alaska native	197
	Asian	1,583
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
	Two or More Races	3,833
	Hispanic or Latino	11,710

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Lafayette Police Department

139 Officers
55 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

1.6 National average, cities with 50,000 to 99,999 population
2.2 National average

Federal grant funding for Lafayette

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $1.3M in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Justice	$1,301,682

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Lafayette
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$123,991.00	10/1/2024 9/30/2027	JUDICIARY COURTS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA VIOLENT CRIME, OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE, CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA. THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR CORE AREAS: FORT WAYNE, OUR LARGEST CITY; SOUTH BEND; LAFAYETTE; AND NORTHWEST INDIANA, WHICH INCLUDES GARY, HAMMON…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods	Prime
$38,458.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	CITY OF LAFAYETTE 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
$20,000.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	CITY OF LAFAYETTE THE TIPPECANOE COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE (TCDTF) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1996 AND CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF TEN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES FROM FIVE SEPARATE POLICE AGENCIES: LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WEST LAFAYETTE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TIPPECANOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, PURDUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE INDI…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Sub
$35,220.00	10/1/2020 9/30/2024	CITY OF LAFAYETTE PURCHASING OF (6) PORTABLE POLICE RADIOS/ (17) PERSONAL LOCATORS	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 January 16, 2026

$814K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Lafayette Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $705,421.00 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
10/13/2021	MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE 2355-01-581-2392	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $705,421.00	$705,421.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
10/25/2019	ILLUMINATOR,INTEGRATED,SMALL ARMS 5855-01-599-7151	Acquisition value	9	9 @ $2,519.35	$22,674.15	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
9/26/2019	SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-411-1265	Acquisition value	14	14 @ $339.00	$4,746.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
9/26/2019	SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-490-7312	Acquisition value	3	3 @ $1,365.30	$4,095.90	DEMIL code / IC	D	1

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