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St. Petersburg at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

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

  • 551 Officers
  • 199 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.04 St. Petersburg
  • 2.3 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 April 2, 2023

We identified over $2.6M in federal grant funding, FY 2013-2023

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
$173,983.00 9/1/2022
8/31/2023		 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
$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
$91,601.50 10/1/2020
9/30/2024		 ST PETERSBURG, CITY OF THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS STATES ANDUNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENTAND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDSCAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITI… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub

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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.