Fort Wayne at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Fort Wayne Police Department

  • 497 Officers
  • 74 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.84 Fort Wayne
  • 2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Fort Wayne

Data was last updated October 15, 2023


We identified over $4.1M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Fort Wayne
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$124,215.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF FORT WAYNE 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
$95,817.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2023
CITY OF FORT WAYNE FORT WAYNE, IN LEMHWA PROJECT Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$0.00 1/1/2021
12/31/2022
CITY OF FORT WAYNE THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES. Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy 95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Prime
$115,216.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
CITY OF FORT WAYNE FORT WAYNE/ALLEN COUNTY FY21 JAG PROJECT Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated July 9, 2024


$611.3K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Fort Wayne Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $610,764.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date Item and National Stock Number (NSN) Quantity Acquisition value, each Acquisition value, total DEMIL code DEMIL IC
4/28/2017 MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE
2355-01-552-5344
1 1 @ $610,764.00 $610,764.00 C 1
12/10/1996 RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETER
1005-00-589-1271
4 4 @ $138.00 $552.00 D 1