Ferguson at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Ferguson Police Department

  • 30 Officers
  • 5 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.95 Ferguson
  • 1.9 National average, cities with 10,000 to 24,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Ferguson


We were unable to locate any federal grant funding for this location based on our standard search parameters. Learn more about the grant programs we are tracking.

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 25, 2022


Consent decree

Ferguson has a consent decree with the Department of Justice that went into effect on Apr 19, 2016.

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Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $1,500,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2017

Ferguson paid $1.5 million to the family of Michael Brown in 2017.

In 2017, the City of Ferguson paid $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Brown, who was killed by officer Darren Wilson in 2014.

Compensation
$1,500,000.00