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Montgomery at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, Montgomery Police Department

  • 331 Officers
  • 74 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.07 Montgomery
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

These figures reflect the Montgomery Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.

Federal grant funding for Montgomery

Data was last updated July 1, 2024

We identified over $3.6M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Montgomery
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$169,127.00 10/1/2023
9/30/2026		 COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY ALABAMA THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSION SEEKS TO DEVELOP THE CENTRAL ALABAMA SHARED DNA TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. THE GOAL IS TO ADOPT BEST PRACTICES OF FORENSIC SCIENCE TO SOLVE AND DETER VIOLENT CRIME VIA A COLLABORATION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN ALABAMAS 2ND, 5TH, 15TH, AND… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$250,000.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2025		 CITY OF MONTGOMERY THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY AS WELL AS THE MONTGOMERY AREA MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND, THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY IS COMMITTED TO DE-ESCALATION TRAINING AS IDENTIFIED IN THE MONTGOMERY THRIVE PLAN.… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$250,000.00 9/1/2022
8/31/2025		 CITY OF MONTGOMERY THE MONTGOMERY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING GRANT FUNDING TO ENHANCE IT'S EFFORTS IN THE AREA OF TRAINING SWORN OFFICERS IN RESPONDING TO HIGH-STRESS SITUATIONS. THIS FUNDING WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO OBTAIN EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH SCENARIO BASED RESPONSE TRAINING IN A CON… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$120,319.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 CITY OF MONTGOMERY THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES, … Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 23, 2025

$807.5K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Montgomery Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $689,000.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date Item and National Stock Number (NSN) Quantity Acquisition value, each Acquisition value, total DEMIL code DEMIL IC
4/8/2022 TOWER,SURVEILLANCE
5410-01-451-8080		 1 1 @ $112,715.04 $112,715.04 C 7
5/15/2019 MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE
2355-01-562-6152		 1 1 @ $689,000.00 $689,000.00 C 0
8/19/2003 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421		 4 4 @ $499.00 $1,996.00 D 1
10/23/2002 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421		 5 5 @ $499.00 $2,495.00 D 1

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