Spokane at a glance
Population by race and Hispanic origin
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Full-time law enforcement staff, Spokane Police Department
- 339 Officers
- 91 Civilian staff
Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents
- 1.86 Spokane
- 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
- 2.2 National average
These figures reflect the Spokane Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.
Federal grant funding for Spokane
Data was last updated July 1, 2024
We identified over $1.2M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025
Grant funding over time
Grant funding by federal department
Recent grants
| Amount | Start and end dates | Recipient and description | Awarding agency | CFDA program | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $39,601.00 | 1/1/2024 12/31/2025 |
COUNTY OF SPOKANE 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 |
| $175,060.68 | 10/1/2020 9/30/2024 |
SPOKANE, CITY OF JAG FY 2021 Â SPOKANE COUNTY AND CITY OF SPOKANE ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
| $139,432.00 | 10/1/2018 9/30/2022 |
CITY OF SPOKANE POLICE ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
| $43,968.00 | 10/1/2018 9/30/2022 |
SPOKANE, CITY OF TO SUPPORT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON STATE. | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Sub |
Military equipment transfers
Data last updated July 11, 2025
$170K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Spokane Police Department
The highest-value stock number reported is ILLUMINATOR,INFRARED with 67 items valued at $1,800.00 each
Recent equipment transfers
| Ship date | Item and National Stock Number (NSN) | Quantity | Acquisition value, each | Acquisition value, total | DEMIL code | DEMIL IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/7/2019 | ILLUMINATOR,INFRARED 5855-01-533-0555 |
67 | 67 @ $1,800.00 | $120,600.00 | D | 1 |
| 5/25/2017 | SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-411-1265 |
55 | 55 @ $342.00 | $18,810.00 | D | 0 |
| 7/14/2016 | ILLUMINATOR,INFRARED 5855-01-533-0555 |
14 | 14 @ $1,800.00 | $25,200.00 | D | 1 |
| 7/7/2016 | ILLUMINATOR,INFRARED 5855-01-501-3081 |
10 | 10 @ $539.00 | $5,390.00 | C | 1 |
Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements
Data last updated November 13, 2025
Settlements
We identified 2 publicly reported settlements that resulted in $4,057,500.00 in monetary compensation to victims.
| Year | Description | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Erika Prins Simonds received a combined $57,500 settlement from the City and the County of Spokane, Washington, after being arrested and taken to Spokane County Jail for recording police officers during an interrogation with people in a parking lot. In summer 2021, Simonds noticed police interviewing people in a parking lot and decided to record the interactions. Police officers asked her to leave and then arrested her for trespassing. Body camera footage showed officers discussing what to arrest Simonds for when she refused to leave the private parking lot. During her detention at Spokane County Jail, officers handled her in a rough manner and aggravated an old shoulder injury. Simonds cited excessive use of force, false imprisonment, and violation of her First Amendment rights in her lawsuit, which the County agreed to settle for $32,500 and the City agreed to settle for $25,000. |
Compensation
$57,500.00 |
| 2022 |
In September 2022, the City of Spokane, Washington, agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit by paying $4 million to the mother and sister of David Novak after he was shot and killed in 2019 by Officer Brandon Rankin. On January 7, 2019, police responded after Novak’s neighbors reported that he was drunk, shouting racial slurs, and shooting a gun toward their home. However, Novak did not have a gun, and they had mistaken the sound of Novak slamming a baseball bat against his own truck for gunshots. Rankin shot Novak, killing him. Prosecutors cleared Rankin of any wrongdoing in August 2019, and Novak’s family filed a lawsuit days later. Novak’s father had already settled with the City for $250,000, but Novak’s mother and sister did not reach their settlement until the day they were set to go to trial. The $4 million marked one of the largest settlement payouts in a wrongful death lawsuit against Spokane concerning its police force. As of September 2022, Rankin remained employed with the Spokane Police Department and had been promoted to detective. |
Compensation
$4,000,000.00 |