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St. Louis at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, St. Louis Police Department

  • 926 Officers
  • 373 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 3.31 St. Louis
  • 2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for St. Louis

Data was last updated November 20, 2022

We identified over $11.7M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: St. Louis
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$499,980.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT DATA-DRIVEN GUNFIRE HOTSPOT POLICING: EXAMINING THE EFFICACY OF REACTIVE AND PLACE-BASED PROBLEM-SOLVING APPROACHES IN REDUCING GUNFIRE IN ST. LOUIS Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$447,642.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 CITY OF ST. LOUIS 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
$838,128.00 10/1/2020
7/31/2024		 SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATION LEGEND HOPES TO REDUCE GUN CRIME AND GANG VIOLENCE THROUGH LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, OUTREACH, ENFORCEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL (MSHP) OFFICERÂ S OVERTIME COSTS. THESE OFFICERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN PLANNED OPERATIONS TARGETING VIOLENT O… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$838,128.00 10/1/2020
7/31/2024		 SAINT LOUIS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATION LEGEND HOPES TO REDUCE GUN CRIME AND GANG VIOLENCE THROUGH LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, OUTREACH, ENFORCEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL (MSHP) OFFICERÂ S OVERTIME COSTS. THESE OFFICERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN PLANNED OPERATIONS TARGETING VIOLENT O… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub

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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

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $4,700,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2010 - 2016

The St. Louis Police Department paid $4.7 million for police misconduct settlements between 2010 and 2016.

In 2012, the St. Louis Police Department paid $212,500 to the family of Normane Bennet, who was shot by police following their pursuit of him in an attempt to make a drug arrest. In 2013, the department agreed to pay $400,000 to the family of Cary Ball, who was shot 212 times by police following a pursuit, and also paid $900,000 to the survivors of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was fatally shot by police. According to a review of police settlement cases between 2010 and early 2016, these were among the largest of 44 settlements—totaling $4.7 million—by the department.

Source

Jeremy Kohler, "St. Louis police secret settlements total $4.7 million", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 06, 2016

Compensation
$4,700,000.00