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Independence Police Department

City agencyMO0480600NIBRS since 2019LEMAS 2020Founded 1882

Jackson County, Missouri

Serves ~116,774 residents · LEMAS survey

Crime trendsNIBRSLEMASPoliciesOpen dataPOP projects

The Independence Police Department serves the citizens of Independence, Missouri, a city of approximately 117,213 inhabitants located in Jackson County, Missouri, just east of Kansas City. According to the department, its mission is "to protect life, individual liberty and the property of all people within the City of Independence; to develop and maintain a positive relationship with members of the community; and to foster a positive work environment for police employees." The department is also under the jurisdiction of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

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Crime & staffing trends

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NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Motor Vehicle Theft: victim & offender age · 2,975 victims, 3,920 offenders
Victim sex
Male1,848 (62%)
Female1,118 (38%)
Unknown9 (0%)
Victim race
White2,354 (84%)
Black or African American431 (15%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander8 (0%)
Asian7 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native2 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home1,484 (44%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage778 (23%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk375 (11%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.139 (4%)
Convenience Store102 (3%)
Auto Dealership New/Used96 (3%)

Top 6 of 30 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown4 (50%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)1 (13%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend1 (13%)
Otherwise Known1 (13%)
Acquaintance1 (13%)
Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property316 (50%)
Theft From Motor Vehicle90 (14%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering52 (8%)
All Other Larceny48 (8%)
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories22 (3%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations17 (3%)

Top 6 of 21 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
189
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
73
Part-time civilian
2
Total FT employees
262
Population served
116,774
Operating budget
$31,553,037
Body-worn cameras: noCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201319478$25,612,039
200720487$23,869,351
200320282$17,800,000
200019982$14,900,000
199918986
199718586
199315965
199015559
198715249

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

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POP conference activity

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