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	529,431
	Black or African American	489,368
	American Indian and Alaska native	2,250
	Asian	156,739
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,029
	Two or More Races	57,821
	Hispanic or Latino	1,056,414

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Chicago, Illinois

Full-time law enforcement staff, Houston Police Department

5,250 Officers
999 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.24 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 October 15, 2023

We identified over $135.7M 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	$40,035,333
	Department of Justice	$58,237,393
	Executive Office of the President	$37,456,165

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Houston
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$3,935,409.00	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
$249,999.48	9/1/2022 8/31/2024	CITY OF HOUSTON THIS PROJECT WILL FUND OVERTIME FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING OF OUR OFFICERS, SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT BASED VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM OUR TRAINERS CAN TRAVEL WITH. FUNDING FOR OUR TRAINERS TO ATTEND TRAIN THE TRAINER SEMINARS, TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND TEAM BUILDING EVENTS. THIS GRANT WILL…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$4,197,947.00	1/1/2022 12/31/2023	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

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 3, 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