Houston, Texas | Police Funding Database | LDF

Houston at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	531,738
	Black or African American	536,613
	American Indian and Alaska native	2,257
	Asian	156,198
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,752
	Two or More Races	57,975
	Hispanic or Latino	1,015,622

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Chicago, Illinois

Full-time law enforcement staff, Houston Police Department

5,174 Officers
1,006 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.25 Houston
2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Houston

Data was last updated July 1, 2024

We identified over $123.7M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$26,037,474
	Department of Justice	$56,372,691
	Executive Office of the President	$41,369,993

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Houston
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$3,883,828.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	CITY OF HOUSTON 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
$574,775.00	10/1/2023 9/30/2026	GOVERNOR, TEXAS OFFICE OF THE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE WILL STRENGTHEN ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS ANTI-GANG CENTER, HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, FORT BEND COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, RESPECTIVE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICES, FEDERAL…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods	Prime
$3,965,409.00	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	CITY OF HOUSTON 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
$6,250,000.00	10/1/2022 9/30/2027	CITY OF HOUSTON THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS HIRING PROGRAM (CHP) PROGRAM IS TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY POLICING THROUGH THE HIRE OR REHIRE OF ADDITIONAL CAREER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. FUNDING UNDER THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE UTILIZED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HIRE AND REHIRE CAREER LAW ENFORCEM…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated July 9, 2024

$7.5M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Houston Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is AIRCRAFT, FIXED WING with 1 item valued at $5,390,000.00 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
3/21/2024	LUBRICATING GUN,HANDHELD 4930-01-619-7082	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $399.95	$399.95	DEMIL code / IC	A	1
3/19/2024	CONTROL,REMOTE SWITCHING 6110-01-542-7901	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $557.12	$557.12	DEMIL code / IC	A	1
3/19/2024	GOGGLES,BALLISTIC 4240-01-554-5699	Acquisition value	26	26 @ $49.06	$1,275.56	DEMIL code / IC	A	1
3/7/2024	LIGHT,MARKER,CLEARANCE 6220-01-482-5574	Acquisition value	10	10 @ $22.26	$222.60	DEMIL code / IC	A	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 $3,200,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2010 - 2014	Between 2010 and 2014, Houston spent $3.2 million on police misconduct cases. In 2015, The Wall Street Journal released an analysis of settlement totals from instances of police misconduct among the ten largest local police departments in the nation. Many of the cases involved in the analysis involved alleged beatings, shootings, and wrongful imprisonment. The analysis determined that, between 2010 and 2014, the City of Houston spent $3.2 million on police misconduct cases. Source Zusha Elinson and Dan Frosch, "Cost of Police-Misconduct Cases Soars in Big U.S. Cities", Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2015	Compensation $3,200,000.00