Buffalo, New York | Police Funding Database | LDF

Buffalo at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	116,924
	Black or African American	90,754
	American Indian and Alaska native	1,125
	Asian	24,572
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
	Two or More Races	8,016
	Hispanic or Latino	33,544

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Buffalo Police Department

722 Officers
173 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.84 Buffalo
2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Buffalo

Data was last updated October 15, 2023

We identified over $3.1M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$755,302
	Department of Justice	$2,361,663

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Buffalo
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$269,861.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	CITY OF BUFFALO 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
$257,047.00	10/1/2020 9/30/2024	CITY OF BUFFALO 2021 JAG FUNDING FOR CITY OF BUFFALO, TOWN OF AMHERST, TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA, ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND ERIE COUNTY CENTRAL POLICE SERVICES.	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime
$216,501.00	10/1/2019 9/30/2023	CITY OF BUFFALO INITIATIVES TO REDUCE CRIME AND ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime
$115,000.00	10/1/2019 9/30/2022	CITY OF BUFFALO THE BUFFALO POLICE DEPARTMENT (BPD), THROUGH THE CITY OF BUFFALO, WILL EXPAND ITS MOBILE LICENSE PLATE READER(LPR) NETWORK, FOCUSING ON OUTFITTING VEHICLES IN HOT SPOTS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ERIE CRIME ANALYSIS CENTER THROUGH OUR GIVE INITIATIVE. THESE LPR-EQUIPPED VEHICLES WILL BE DISPATCHED WITH…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods	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.

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022

Settlements

We identified 2 publicly reported settlements that resulted in $4,715,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year	Description	Outcome
2021	The City of Buffalo will pay $215,000 to settle four lawsuits concerning police misconduct that occurred between 2010-2018 . The cases settled involved Tremel Stone, who was shot by a police officer when fleeing arrest in 2010, Rodriguez Howard, who was injured in a car crash with a police vehicle in 2018, Sabriena Chiles, who was unlawfully arrested and imprisoned in 2016, and Raymond Walker, who was pulled over by an officer in 2018 for crossing a double yellow line without signaling. These settlements prompted a push for a civilian review board to investigate incidents of police misconduct. Source Deidre Williams, "Four Lawsuits Tied to Buffalo Police to Cost City $215,000", Buffalo News, May 05, 2021	Compensation $215,000.00
2020	Wilson Morales was 17 years old when he was shot by a Buffalo police officer and paralyzed from the chest down during a car chase. This settlement is one of the largest in the city’s history. Officers claimed that they feared Morales was trying to back his van into them when he reversed off a curb during the chase when the shooting occurred. Source Geoff Kelly, "Police shooting costs Buffalo $4.5 million", Investigative Post, February 04, 2020	Compensation $4,500,000.00