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New Haven at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, New Haven Police Department

  • 326 Officers
  • 49 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.65 New Haven
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for New Haven

Data was last updated January 6, 2025

We identified over $2.2M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: New Haven
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$200,000.00 10/1/2024
9/30/2026		 CITY OF NEW HAVEN THE NEW HAVEN POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL USE FY24 LEMHWA FUNDING TO HIRE A FULL-TIME EMBEDDED CLINICIAN AND A PART TIME CLINICAL SUPERVISOR TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN-PERSON OR OR VIA TELEHEALTH. NHPD WILL ALSO HIRE A DATA ANALYST TO TRACK PROGRAM USE WHICH WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND PROGRAM IMPACT AND ASSI… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$192,679.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2026		 CITY OF NEW HAVEN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN WILL USE JAG FUNDS FOR OVERTIME TO BOLSTER SECURITY OF SPECIFIC DISTRICTS AND TO PURSUE INVESTIGATIONS. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE TRAINING TO RE-ESTABLISH A COLD CASE UNIT AND TO ENHANCE VIDEO AND VIDEO INTEGRATIONS (CAMTASIA) AND MOBILE DEVICE EVIDENCE COLLECTION (CELLEB… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$153,914.45 9/1/2022
1/31/2024		 CITY OF NEW HAVEN THE NEW HAVEN POLICE DEPARTMENT (NHPD) WILL IMPLEMENT AN OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM BY ENHANCING EXISTING STRATEGIES AND CREATING EVIDENCE-BASED NEW APPROACHES. OFFICER REFERRAL SYSTEMS, USE OF A MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM; RECRUITMENT EVENTS AND A RECRUITMENT WEBSITE; AND PROVI… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$179,441.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 CITY OF NEW HAVEN 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

We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency. It is possible that this location has acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs.

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated November 17, 2025

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in policy changes and $45,000,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2023

In June 2023, the City of New Haven, Connecticut, agreed to a $45 million settlement with Randy Cox, a thirty-six-year-old man who was left paralyzed from the chest down after police transported him, handcuffed and without a seatbelt, in the back of a police van in June 2022.

When the van braked hard, Cox was sent headfirst into a metal partition. Following the crash, officers mocked Cox, accused him of faking his injuries, and dragged him by his feet out of the van and into a holding cell before he was eventually taken to a hospital. Cox had been arrested on gun-related charges, which were later dismissed. Five officers involved, including two recently fired, were facing criminal charges as of 2023. Cox’s lawsuit initially sought $100 million. The case spurred police reforms in New Haven, including mandatory seatbelt use for all people being transported by police.

Source

Carolyn Thompson, "Randy Cox, paralyzed in police van, reaches $45 million settlement with New Haven, Connecticut", Associated Press, June 10, 2023

Policy changes
Compensation
$45,000,000.00