Mesa at a glance
Population by race and Hispanic origin
Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations
Full-time law enforcement staff, Mesa Police Department
- 853 Officers
- 506 Civilian staff
Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents
- 2.63 Mesa
- 2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
- 2.2 National average
These figures reflect the Mesa Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.
Federal grant funding for Mesa
Data was last updated October 21, 2024
We identified over $3M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025
Grant funding over time
Grant funding by federal department
Recent grants
| Amount | Start and end dates | Recipient and description | Awarding agency | CFDA program | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $572,013.00 | 9/1/2024 8/31/2027 |
MESA CITY OF SHSGP & UASI FUNDING | Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency | 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program | Sub |
| $750,000.00 | 10/1/2021 9/30/2025 |
MESA CITY OF CITY OF MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TOWARD PREVENTING HATE CRIME | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
| $822,209.00 | 9/1/2021 8/31/2024 |
MESA CITY OF SHSGP & UASI PROJECTS | Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency | 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program | Sub |
| $123,883.00 | 10/1/2018 9/30/2022 |
MESA CITY OF MESA WILL UTILIZE THESE FUNDS TO CONTINUE OUR MICROFILM CONVERSION PROJECT TO CONVERT DECAYING MICROFILM TO PDF. SPECIFICALLY, THESE FUNDS WILL BE LEVERAGED AGAINST CONVERSION OF BUREAU CARDS WHICH CONTAIN ARREST BOOKING INFORMATION. MESA LEVERAGED A PORTION OF THE FY18 JAG FUNDS TO FINISH CONVER… | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Sub |
Military equipment transfers
Data last updated July 11, 2025
$3.7M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Mesa Police Department
The highest-value stock number reported is ENGINE,AIRCRAFT,TURBO-SHAFT with 2 items valued at $592,839.00 each
Recent equipment transfers
| Ship date | Item and National Stock Number (NSN) | Quantity | Acquisition value, each | Acquisition value, total | DEMIL code | DEMIL IC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/14/2017 | SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-411-1265 |
88 | 88 @ $342.00 | $30,096.00 | D | 0 |
| 9/14/2017 | SIGHT,REFLEX 1240-01-540-3690 |
17 | 17 @ $342.00 | $5,814.00 | Q | 3 |
| 11/19/2015 | ENGINE,AIRCRAFT,TURBO-SHAFT 2840-01-333-2064 |
5 | 5 @ $295,609.00 | $1,478,045.00 | C | 1 |
| 10/27/2015 | ENGINE,AIRCRAFT,TURBO-SHAFT 2840-01-444-3770 |
2 | 2 @ $592,839.00 | $1,185,678.00 | C | 7 |