Des Moines, Iowa | Police Funding Database | LDF

Des Moines at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	140,950
	Black or African American	28,309
	American Indian and Alaska native	570
	Asian	12,438
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
	Two or More Races	3,712
	Hispanic or Latino	28,158

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Des Moines Police Department

367 Officers
97 Civilian staff

Officers per 1000 residents

2.16 Des Moines
1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
2.3 National average

These figures reflect the Des Moines Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated February 14, 2022

We identified over $7.4M in federal grant funding, FY 2012-2022

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$1,112,143
	Department of Justice	$6,365,645

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Des Moines
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$169,638.00	10/01/2020 09/30/2024	DES MOINES, CITY OF TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT PUBLIC AND OFFICER SAFETY	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime
$219,874.00	09/01/2020 08/31/2023	DES MOINES, CITY OF SVPP	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$0.00	07/01/2020 06/30/2023	DES MOINES, CITY OF CHP	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$141,606.00	10/01/2019 09/30/2023	DES MOINES, CITY OF CITY OF DES MOINES BODY-WORN CAMERA AND POLK COUNTY RADAR EQUIPMENT UPGRADES	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	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. It is possible that this location has acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs.

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data was last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in policy changes and $70,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2021	In August 2021, in order to settle a lawsuit arising out of protests at the Iowa State Capitol in the summer of 2020 the state agreed to pay protesters $70,000 and no longer ban them from entering the Capitol building. Following their arrests at the Capitol building during a protest against felon disenfranchisement, five protestors sued Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens, alleging that banning them from the Capitol grounds was a violation of their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit was settled after a US District Court judge issued an order preventing the enforcement of the ban. The protesters' bans were lifted, they received $70,000, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety agreed to train its officers assigned to the Capitol on First Amendment rights of protestors. Sources David Pitt, "Judge OKs Iowa Capitol protesters’ settlement, dismisses ban", Associated Press, August 18, 2021 Tyler Jett, "Iowa pays protesters $70,000, rescinds State Patrol’s ban against them entering Capitol", Des Moines Register, August 02, 2021	Policy changes Compensation $70,000.00