For this and getting the city out of debt, Morgan received the Good Government Award in 1954.

The CompStat initiative won the 1996 Innovations in Government Award from the Kennedy School of Government.

Local Government Awards for Excellence.

Danish Government Award of recognition for outstanding performances in promoting gender equality and women empowerment (2008).

Washington State League of Women Voters Good in Government Award (2008)

Distinguished Leadership in Government Award, Columbia Business School (2008)

He has bagged several Government Awards for his books in Information Technology which are as follows:

He is the Laureate of the 2005 "Quality in Government Award"

Australian Government Award for valued contribution as a volunteer working in East Timor (Timor Leste).

In July 2006, the initiative won Harvard University's Innovations in American Government Award.