Mississippi at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff in Mississippi

  • 5,932 Officers
  • 3,081 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 3.29 Mississippi
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated May 23, 2025


We identified over $45.7K in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

This amount represents funding at the state level, some of which may be passed on to cities and counties via sub-grants. It does not reflect any federal grant funding provided directly to cities or counties in Mississippi.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Mississippi
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$45,723.00 11/1/2024
10/31/2026
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (MDOC) WILL USETHE FY24 PREA GRANT TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE COMPLIANCE WITH PREA STANDARDS TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE MDOC STAFF STATEWIDE. THE MDOC IS RIGOROUSLY WORKING TOWARD ADHERENCE TO SPECIFIC PREA STANDARDS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THEINITIATIVE IS TO IDE… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime

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, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.

Counties and cities we’re monitoring in Mississippi

Data was last updated September 6, 2022


Counties

Counties monitored in: Mississippi
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
County Population Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
No Counties monitored in state

Cities

Cities monitored in: Mississippi
Funding Misconduct and Settlements
City Population Officers per 1000 people Grant funding found Military equipment value Consent decree Public misconduct database Settlements
Jackson 149827 2.6 $3,892,944.40 $1,175,762.00 No None found
Southaven 55531 3.2 $65,115.00 $705,421.00 No 1 settlement with undisclosed compensation to victims