Boise at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Boise Police Department

  • 295 Officers
  • 87 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.24 Boise
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Boise

Data was last updated November 20, 2022


We identified over $1.4M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Boise
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$165,766.18 9/1/2022
2/28/2025
BOISE, CITY OF THE BOISE POLICE DEPARTMENT (BPD) LEMHWA IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT   WILL UTILIZE GRANT FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT ITS PILOT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM AND DELIVER DEDICATED MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THEIR FAMILIES, CIVILIAN SUPPORT STAFF, VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS, … Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$164,487.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
BOISE, CITY OF 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
$162,410.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
BOISE, CITY OF NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT/RESPIRATOR MASKS Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$136,557.00 10/1/2019
9/30/2023
BOISE, CITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPUTER EQUIPMENT UPGRADE 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.