Grand Rapids at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Grand Rapids Police Department

  • 270 Officers
  • 122 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.38 Grand Rapids
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Grand Rapids

Data was last updated October 15, 2023


We identified over $3.3M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Grand Rapids
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$162,585.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS 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
$0.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2023
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS GRAND RAPIDS, MI LEMHWA PROJECT Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$143,884.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PUBLIC SAFETY; CHATBOX SOFTWARE Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$625,000.00 7/1/2020
6/30/2023
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS CHP Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated July 9, 2024


$128.6K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Grand Rapids Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is CARTRIDGE,ELECTRIC with 2 items valued at $5,760.70 per Package

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
2/27/2024 SIGHT,REFLEX
1240-01-411-1265
28 28 @ $365.00 $10,220.00 D 1
1/10/2024 SIGHT,REFLEX
1240-01-411-1265
25 25 @ $365.00 $9,125.00 D 1
1/5/2024 SIGHT,REFLEX
1240-01-411-1265
19 19 @ $365.00 $6,935.00 D 1
1/4/2024 VIEWER,NIGHT VISION
5855-01-600-2912
24 24 @ $100.00 $2,400.00 C 1

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