Allentown at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Allentown Police Department

  • 216 Officers
  • 21 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.77 Allentown
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Allentown

Data was last updated November 28, 2022


We identified over $4.4M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Allentown
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$51,236.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
ALLENTOWN CITY HALL 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
$52,998.00 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
ALLENTOWN CITY HALL CRISIS NEGOTIATION AND TRAFFIC CONTROL TECHNOLOGY Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$45,723.00 10/1/2019
9/30/2023
ALLENTOWN CITY HALL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION UPDATES Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$150,000.00 10/1/2018
9/30/2021
ALLENTOWN CITY HALL BODY WORN CAMERA POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation 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.