Boulder at a glance
Population by race and Hispanic origin
Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations
Full-time law enforcement staff, Boulder Police Department
- 160 Officers
- 81 Civilian staff
Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents
- 1.48 Boulder
- 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
- 2.2 National average
These figures reflect the Boulder Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.
Federal grant funding for Boulder
Data was last updated April 2, 2023
We identified over $1.2M in federal grant funding, FY 2013-2023
Grant funding over time
Grant funding by federal department
Recent grants
Amount | Start and end dates | Recipient and description | Awarding agency | CFDA program | Type |
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$63,075.00 | 10/1/2021 9/30/2025 |
BOULDER, CITY OF (INC) 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 |
$500,000.00 | 10/1/2021 9/30/2024 |
BOULDER, CITY OF (INC) THE CHRONICALLY UNSHELTERED HOMELESS, WHILE NOT THE MOST PREVALENT OF INDIVIDUALS EXISTING ON THE HOMELESS CONTINUUM, TEND TO BE THE “FACE” OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS PARTICULARLY IN URBAN SETTINGS (LEE & FARRELL, 2005). WHILE HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A CRIME, IT HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME A PUBL… | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
$56,939.00 | 10/1/2020 9/30/2024 |
BOULDER, CITY OF (INC) IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH OFFICER SAFETY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
$47,174.00 | 10/1/2019 9/30/2023 |
BOULDER, CITY OF (INC) IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH OFFICER SAFETY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION | Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs | 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | Prime |
Military equipment transfers
Data last updated January 10, 2023
$150.8K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Boulder Police Department
The highest-value stock number reported is UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUND with 1 item valued at $77,060.00 each
Recent equipment transfers
Ship date | Item and National Stock Number (NSN) | Quantity | Acquisition value, each | Acquisition value, total | DEMIL code | DEMIL IC |
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1/15/2021 | UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUND 2360-01-663-1082 |
1 | 1 @ $77,060.00 | $77,060.00 | Q | 3 |
7/14/2016 | ILLUMINATOR,INFRARED 5855-01-533-0555 |
41 | 41 @ $1,800.00 | $73,800.00 | D | 1 |
Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements
Data last updated January 25, 2022
Settlements
We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $125,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.
Year | Description | Outcome |
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2020 |
Zayd Atkinson is a Black university student who was asked for identification by police to prove that he lived at his home while taking out his own trash. The City of Boulder approved a $125,000 payment to Atkinson in 2020. The officer who confronted Atkinson resigned from the Boulder Police Department, and the Department enhanced oversight in response to national media coverage of the incident. |
Compensation
$125,000.00 |