Chester, Pennsylvania | Police Funding Database | LDF

Chester at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	4,740
	Black or African American	23,530
	American Indian and Alaska native	6
	Asian	253
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
	Two or More Races	1,018
	Hispanic or Latino	3,175

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Chester Police Department

72 Officers
2 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.18 Chester
1.7 National average, cities with 25,000 to 49,999 population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Chester

Data was last updated July 1, 2024

We identified over $807K in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Justice	$69,692
	Executive Office of the President	$737,369

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Chester
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$737,369.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	COUNTY OF CHESTER 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
$65,564.00	10/1/2015 9/30/2019	CITY OF CHESTER CHESTER CITY WILL BE PURCHASING NEW PATROL VEHICLES WITH THE 2016 JAG GRANT FUNDS. THESE VEHICLES WILL REPLACE VEHICLES THAT CANNOT BE USED SAFELY TO PATROL CRIME AREAS.	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Sub
$4,128.00	10/1/2013 9/30/2018	CITY OF CHESTER CHESTER CITY REQUESTS $10,000 TO DEVELOP A THREE TO FOUR YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR RE-ENTERING CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF CHES TER. IN 2013, A REENTRY TEAM, COMPRISED OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM TH E FIELDS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BUSINESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, S OCIAL SERVICES, AND CITY GOVERNMENT WAS APPOINT…	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Sub

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.