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Kalamazoo at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, Kalamazoo Police Department

  • 242 Officers
  • 26 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 3.33 Kalamazoo
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 50,000 to 99,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Kalamazoo

Data was last updated November 20, 2022

We identified over $7.1M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Kalamazoo
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$750,000.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2027		 KALAMAZOO CHARTER TOWNSHIP THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS HIRING PROGRAM (CHP) PROGRAM IS TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY POLICING THROUGH THE HIRE OR REHIRE OF ADDITIONAL CAREER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. FUNDING UNDER THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE UTILIZED BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HIRE AND REHIRE CAREER LAW ENFORCEM… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$97,500.00 10/1/2022
9/30/2025		 CITY OF KALAMAZOO THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS OFFICE SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM (SVPP) IS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT SCHOOLS AND ON SCHOOL GROUNDS THROUGH SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY. FUNDING UNDER THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE USED BY THE SCHOOL JURISDICTION TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE SC… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$113,560.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 CITY OF KALAMAZOO 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
$103,751.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2025		 CITY OF KALAMAZOO 2021 KALAMAZOO CITY AND COUNTY JAG 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.