St. Petersburg at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, St. Petersburg Police Department

  • 544 Officers
  • 223 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.07 St. Petersburg
  • 2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for St. Petersburg

Data was last updated October 29, 2023


We identified over $594.5K in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: St. Petersburg
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$172,511.96 9/1/2022
5/31/2024
CITY OF ST PETERSBURG ST. PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT (SPPD) IS CONDUCTING A MULTI-FACETED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT WITH CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES IN THE CITY AND THE ST. PETERSBURG POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PAL) INVOLVING TUTORING SERVICES PROVIDED BY UNIVERSITY OF … Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$91,021.50 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
ST PETERSBURG, CITY OF THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS STATES AND 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 IN… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$53,192.00 10/1/2021
6/30/2025
CITY OF ST PETERSBURG THE CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG WILL USE AWARD FUNDS TO SUPPORT OVERTIME FOR OFFICERS TO CONDUCT TARGETED ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods Sub
$101,625.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2022
CITY OF ST PETERSBURG ST. PETERSBURG, FL POLICE DEPARTMENT "NOT MY SON" EXPANSION Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants 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.