FBI agency record
Merrillville Police Department
Lake County, Indiana
Serves ~32,091 residents · LEMAS survey
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Crime & staffing trends
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NIBRS incident detail
Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
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Open data
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Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 51
- Part-time sworn
- 0
- Full-time civilian
- 14
- Part-time civilian
- 7
- Total FT employees
- 65
- Population served
- 32,091
- Operating budget
- $4,089,026
Source: BJS LEMAS 2007 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
| Wave | FT sworn | FT civilian | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52 | 9 | $3,715,930 |
Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.
Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Open data
POP conference activity
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