Waterloo at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Waterloo Police Department

  • 123 Officers
  • 8 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

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

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

Federal grant funding for Waterloo

Data was last updated October 15, 2023


We identified over $1.9M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Waterloo
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$50,327.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF WATERLOO 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
$179,000.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF WATERLOO TASK FORCE Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$46,305.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
CITY OF WATERLOO TO REDUCE TRAFFICKING OF FIREARMS, ILLEGAL DRUGS AND NARCOTIC RELATED CRIME AND VIOLENCE; TO MEET UNFUNDED PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$179,000.00 10/1/2019
9/30/2023
CITY OF WATERLOO DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated July 9, 2024


$166.9K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Waterloo Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is PACKBOT 510 WITH FASTAC REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE with 2 items valued at $77,000.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date Item and National Stock Number (NSN) Quantity Acquisition value, each Acquisition value, total DEMIL code DEMIL IC
4/22/2022 PACKBOT 510 WITH FASTAC REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE
1385-01-593-6219
2 2 @ $77,000.00 $154,000.00 Q 3
8/22/2002 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421
26 26 @ $499.00 $12,974.00 D 1

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022


Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $400,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2020

In 2015, Jovan Webb was shot by police while attempting to leave a nightclub. A settlement for a $400,000 payout was reached in 2020.

Webb, a Black man, was fired at by multiple officers while he was inside his car because they erroneously believed that he might be dragging an officer that had pursued his vehicle on foot. The officers had been responding to a disturbance at the nightclub.

Compensation
$400,000.00