Dubuque at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Dubuque Police Department

  • 97 Officers
  • 7 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

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

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

Federal grant funding for Dubuque

Data was last updated October 15, 2023


We identified over $290.5K in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Dubuque
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$23,623.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2023
CITY OF DUBUQUE 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
$70,000.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2023
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE TASK FORCE Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$20,301.36 10/1/2020
9/30/2022
CITY OF DUBUQUE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM FY 2021 Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$19,563.00 10/1/2019
9/30/2021
CITY OF DUBUQUE DUBUQUE 2020 LAW ENFORCEMENT PREVENTION INVESTIGATIVE AND TACTICAL RESPONSE PROJECT 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 last updated January 26, 2022


Settlements

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

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2021

The City of Dubuque will pay a $1.8 million settlement in a gender discrimination lawsuit after a former police captain alleged that the city and police chief created a culture of sexism within the department.

Abby Simon brought a suit against the city and Chief Mark Dalsing in 2019. Simon sued on grounds of gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Additionally, Simon expressed in the lawsuit that she was passed over in 2016 and 2017 for promotion to captain although she had better test and interview scores than the men who were promoted. 

Compensation
$1,800,000.00