Billings at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Billings Police Department

  • 154 Officers
  • 31 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.4 Billings
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Billings

Data was last updated May 29, 2023


We identified over $4.5M in federal grant funding, FY 2013-2023

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Billings
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$228,101.00 1/1/2023
12/31/2024
CITY OF BILLINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT 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
$270,254.00 1/1/2022
12/31/2023
CITY OF BILLINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT 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
$123,669.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF BILLINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT 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
$100,000.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2024
CITY OF BILLINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT THE FIELD OF ORDINANCE DISPOSAL AND MITIGATION IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND EVOLVING. DUE TO OUR TRAINING SCHEDULE AND DEPLOYMENTS OUR SQUAD'S EQUIPMENT BECOMES DAMAGED, WORN OR OBSOLETE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO MEDIUM SIZED EOD-9 BOMB SUITS THAT WERE PURCHASED IN 2009. THE NEW SUITS ARE THE EOD-10 M… Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security 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.