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Ferguson Police Department

City agencyMO0952800NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020Founded 1894

St Louis County, Missouri

Serves ~20,457 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Ferguson Police Department (FPD) is a law enforcement agency serving Ferguson, Missouri.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI MO0952800.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

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

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 1,133 victims, 1,638 offenders
Victim sex
Female633 (56%)
Male497 (44%)
Unknown3 (0%)
Victim race
Black or African American897 (80%)
White216 (19%)
Asian7 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander2 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home543 (34%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage363 (23%)
Department/Discount Store327 (20%)
Specialty Store54 (3%)
Service/Gas Station46 (3%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk44 (3%)

Top 6 of 28 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown1,021 (85%)
Stranger100 (8%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)28 (2%)
Otherwise Known13 (1%)
Acquaintance11 (1%)
Friend10 (1%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property355 (78%)
Motor Vehicle Theft46 (10%)
Simple Assault18 (4%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud10 (2%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering8 (2%)
Aggravated Assault8 (2%)

Top 6 of 14 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
38
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
5
Part-time civilian
7
Total FT employees
43
Population served
20,457
Operating budget
$4,478,060
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20075420$4,176,985

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

No open data sources are catalogued for this agency yet. FBI reported-crime data is still available via the Crime Data Explorer link above.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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