Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Police Funding Database | LDF

Milwaukee at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	176,228
	Black or African American	202,943
	American Indian and Alaska native	2,038
	Asian	31,702
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22
	Two or More Races	23,647
	Hispanic or Latino	123,524

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Milwaukee Police Department

1,617 Officers
231 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

3.31 Milwaukee
2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Milwaukee

Data was last updated September 16, 2024

We identified over $130.7M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Justice	$126,852,044
	Executive Office of the President	$3,887,735

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Milwaukee
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$293,348.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN 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
$161,308.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	CITY OF MILWAUKEE 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
$20,000.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	MILWAUKEE COUNTY 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
$75,000,000.00	10/1/2023 3/31/2025	CITY OF MILWAUKEE THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTION (RNC) SECURITY PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL BENEFICIARIES: RNC PARTICIPANTS, NEWS MEDIA, DEMONSTRATORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THE…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated July 11, 2025

$721.5K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Milwaukee Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is TRUCK,UTILITY with 2 items valued at $94,171.00 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
3/30/2020	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-346-9317	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $94,171.00	$188,342.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	6
2/24/2020	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-346-9317	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $94,171.00	$94,171.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	6
1/30/2020	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-380-8604	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $89,900.00	$179,800.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	6
1/24/2020	OPTICAL SIGHTING AND RANGING EQUIPMENT 1240-DS-OPT-SIGH	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $500.00	$500.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	Unknown

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Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 2 publicly reported settlements that resulted in $22,150,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2020	NBA Player Sterling Brown agreed to a $750,000 settlement to drop his lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department. The lawsuit and settlement stems from a 2018 encounter Brown had with the police. Brown alleged that police used excessive force when they detained Brown for parking in a handicapped spot and proceeded to wrestle him to the ground, tase him, and step on his ankle. Source Isheka N. Harrison, "NBA Player Sterling Brown Agrees to $750,000 Settlement with Milwaukee In Police Excessive Force Lawsuit", Atlanta Black Star, October 10, 2020	Compensation $750,000.00
2015 - 2017	From 2015 to 2017, Milwaukee paid $21.4 million in police misconduct settlements. From 2015 to 2017, the City of Milwaukee paid $21.4 million in settlements for police misconduct cases, including interest and attorneys’ fees. Source Kevin Crowe and Ashley Luthern, "Police misconduct suits cost Milwaukee millions", Journal Sentinel, October 25, 2015	Compensation $21,400,000.00