United States Department of Defense Excess Property Transfers to Police Agencies, 1990-2020

<p>Each quarter the U.S. Department of Defense releases data on military property transfers to police agencies throughout the United States.</p> <p>Agencies can request surplus data from the Defense Logistic Agency's Law Enforcement Support Office. Agencies can request items as small as bandages and as large as mine-resistant vehicles or aircraft. The items are released at no cost to law enforcement agencies.</p> <p>Investigative Reporters & Editors made this data available as a public service to journalists covering police agencies throughout the United States. The data is freely available from the Department of Defense but the nature of the Excel file can make it difficult to easily navigate.</p>