Lake Charles at a glance
Population by race and Hispanic origin
Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations
Full-time law enforcement staff, Lake Charles Police Department
- 140 Officers
- 34 Civilian staff
Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents
- 1.77 Lake Charles
- 1.6 National average, cities with 50,000 to 99,999 population
- 2.2 National average
These figures reflect the Lake Charles 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 $992.3K in federal grant funding, FY 2012-2022
Grant funding over time
Grant funding by federal department
Recent grants
| Amount | Start and end dates | Recipient and description | Awarding agency | CFDA program | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $42,670.00 | 10/1/2020 9/30/2024 |
LAKE CHARLES, CITY OF FORENSIC MAPPING, IMAGING, AND 3D SCANNING STATION PROJECT. | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
| $41,347.00 | 10/1/2019 9/30/2023 |
LAKE CHARLES, CITY OF RADAR SPEED SIGNS | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
| $43,119.00 | 10/1/2017 9/30/2021 |
LAKE CHARLES, CITY OF PORTABLE BALLISTIC SHIELDS | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
| $41,698.00 | 10/1/2016 9/30/2020 |
LAKE CHARLES, CITY OF CRITICAL INCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS ENHANCEMENT | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
Military equipment transfers
Data last updated September 6, 2022
$828.6K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Lake Charles Police Department
The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $733,000.00 each
Recent equipment transfers
| Ship date | Item and National Stock Number (NSN) | Quantity | Acquisition value, each | Acquisition value, total | DEMIL code | DEMIL IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/31/2017 | PACKBOT 510 WITH FASTAC REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE 1385-01-593-6219 |
1 | 1 @ $77,000.00 | $77,000.00 | Q | 3 |
| 12/15/2015 | SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-411-1265 |
24 | 24 @ $396.00 | $9,504.00 | D | 1 |
| 8/18/2015 | SIGHT ASSEMBLY,REFLEX 1240-01-440-5189 |
20 | 20 @ $360.00 | $7,200.00 | D | 1 |
| 3/6/2014 | MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE 2355-01-590-1660 |
1 | 1 @ $733,000.00 | $733,000.00 | C | 1 |