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Winston-Salem at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Winston-Salem Police Department

  • 456 Officers
  • 170 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.83 Winston-Salem
  • 2.3 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Winston-Salem

Data was last updated April 9, 2023

We identified over $6.4M in federal grant funding, FY 2013-2023

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Winston-Salem
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$273,000.00 3/15/2022
3/31/2024		 CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM THE FY 2022 COPS OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM (TEP) INVITATIONAL SOLICITATION IS AN INVITATION-ONLY GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGIES, AND INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ASSIST IN RESPONDING TO AND PREVENTING CRIME. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PR… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$255,662.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM 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
$700,000.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2023		 CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM STRATEGIES FOR POLICING INNOVATION (SPI), PURPOSE AREA 1: SUPPORTING INNOVATION, PROVIDES RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT AND TEST INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION. SPI GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL DEVELOP INNOVATIVE, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO CHALLEN… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$192,045.00 10/1/2019
9/30/2023		 CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM FY 2020 JAG PROJECT 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.