Las Vegas, Nevada | Police Funding Database | LDF

Las Vegas at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	257,780
	Black or African American	69,661
	American Indian and Alaska native	2,087
	Asian	47,060
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4,461
	Two or More Races	38,635
	Hispanic or Latino	237,165

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

3,149 Officers
2,747 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

3.53 Las Vegas
2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Las Vegas

Data was last updated July 1, 2024

We identified over $50.4M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$9,898,385
	Department of Justice	$5,771,130
	Executive Office of the President	$34,754,702

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Las Vegas
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$3,453,000.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$3,453,000.00	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$3,000,000.00	3/15/2022 9/30/2025	LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT THE FY 2022 COPS OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM (TEP) INVITATIONAL SOLICITATION IS AN INVITATION-ONLY GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGIES, AND INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ASSIST IN RESPONDING TO AND PREVENTING CRIME. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PR…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$3,833,800.00	1/1/2022 12/31/2023	LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 23, 2025

$2.2M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is ENGINE,AIRCRAFT,TURBO-SHAFT with 6 items valued at $295,609.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date	Item and National Stock Number (NSN)	Acquisition value	Quantity	Acquisition value, each	Acquisition value, total	DEMIL code / IC	DEMIL code	DEMIL IC
5/17/2022	SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-411-1265	Acquisition value	23	23 @ $342.00	$7,866.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
5/17/2022	SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-540-3690	Acquisition value	12	12 @ $342.00	$4,104.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
12/5/2017	BINOCULAR 1240-00-930-3833	Acquisition value	7	7 @ $278.05	$1,946.35	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
3/18/2017	ILLUMINATOR,INTEGRATED,SMALL ARMS 5855-01-534-5931	Acquisition value	45	45 @ $976.00	$43,920.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	1

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Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $5,000,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2011 - 2013	Between 2011 and 2013, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police paid more than $5 million in legal settlements. Between 2011 and 2013, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police paid more than $5 million in legal settlements. This includes a $1.7 million settlement awarded to the estate of Trevon Cole who was shot and killed by police during a raid; a $1 million settlement awarded to the relatives of Dustin Boone, who died due to a chokehold used by officers; and a $1.5 million settlement for Dwayne Jackson, who was wrongfully convicted and served four years in prison due to a DNA mix-up. Sources Bethany Barnes and Conor Shine, "As lawsuit filings against Metro Police climb, settlement costs soar", Las Vegas Sun, October 28, 2013 Jackie Valley, "Man wrongly convicted after a DNA mix-up awarded $1.5 million", Las Vegas Sun, July 25, 2011 Joe Schoenmann, "Metro Police pay $1 million to family of choke hold victim", Las Vegas Sun, May 23, 2011	Compensation $5,000,000.00