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Shreveport at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Shreveport Police Department

  • 437 Officers
  • 206 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 3.63 Shreveport
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Shreveport

Data was last updated October 22, 2023

We identified over $3.3M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Shreveport
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$152,565.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2025		 CITY OF SHREVEPORT SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DUAL-ROLE FISCAL AGENT, ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY=S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA (WDLA), REQUESTS APPROXIMATELY $152,565.00 IN FY2022 PSN GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 2022 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. SINCE 2002, THE U. S. ATTORNEY=S OFFICE… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods Prime
$124,956.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 CITY OF SHREVEPORT 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
$150,551.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2024		 CITY OF SHREVEPORT FY2021 PSN GRANT ABSTRACT U. S. ATTORNEY=S OFFICE - WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA GRANTS.GOV OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: O-BJA-2021-94005 SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DUAL-ROLE FISCAL AGENT, ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY=S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA (WDLA), REQUESTS APPROXIMATELY $1… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods Prime
$30,702.00 1/1/2021
12/31/2022		 CITY OF SHREVEPORT TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCMENT RELATED SERVICES TO DRUG TRAFFICKING Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy 95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated July 11, 2025

$33.1K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Shreveport Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER with 54 items valued at $499.00 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
6/16/2010 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-856-6885		 22 22 @ $120.00 $2,640.00 D 1
6/15/2010 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-856-6885		 30 30 @ $120.00 $3,600.00 D 1
9/23/2003 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421		 54 54 @ $499.00 $26,946.00 D 1

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated November 14, 2025

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2023

In January 2023, the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, reached a settlement with Brandon Kennedy in an excessive force lawsuit.

The terms of the settlement were not released as of January 2023. In December 2020, Kennedy, a Black man, was standing in line at a convenience store when he struck up a conversation with another customer and mentioned his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and his negative experiences with the Shreveport Police Department. Officer Montrell Jackson overheard Kennedy and ordered him to step outside. He then threw Kennedy to the ground and repeatedly slammed his head on the sidewalk. Jackson, along with other officers who arrived, handcuffed and searched Kennedy but found nothing incriminating, and then took him to a hospital psychiatric ward. The next morning, a psychiatrist said there was no basis to hold Kennedy and released him.

Sources

"Police settle Louisiana suit over 2020 beating of Black man", Associated Press, January 31, 2023

Richard A. Webster, "Shreveport PD settles suit over alleged beating of Black man for supporting Black Lives Matter", Verite News, February 02, 2023

Compensation
Undisclosed