Yonkers at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Yonkers

  • 622 Officers
  • 86 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 3.01 Yonkers
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Yonkers

Data was last updated November 28, 2022


We identified over $8.7M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Yonkers
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$2,649,658.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2024
CITY OF YONKERS URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Sub
$2,649,658.00 9/1/2020
8/31/2023
CITY OF YONKERS URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Sub
$74,539.86 10/1/2017
9/30/2021
CITY OF YONKERS FY 18 JAG PROGRAM Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$89,159.70 10/1/2016
9/30/2020
CITY OF YONKERS WESTCHESTER COUNTY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT INITIATIVE 2017 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.

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated January 25, 2022


Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in policy changes.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2020

New settlement to prohibit NYPD from removing hijabs in police custody.

A settlement agreement prohibiting the New York Police Department from removing detainees’ hijabs while in police custody was reached on November 5, 2020, nearly two years after a lawsuit was filed in 2018.

The lawsuit may also have implications for police policies in Yonkers. The 2018 lawsuit claimed that it was illegal for the NYPD to remove religious attire for mugshots. Monetary settlements for the plaintiffs have yet to be reached.

Policy changes