Knoxville, Tennessee | Police Funding Database | LDF

Knoxville at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	140,336
	Black or African American	28,936
	American Indian and Alaska native	114
	Asian	3,341
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
	Two or More Races	7,446
	Hispanic or Latino	17,277

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Knoxville Police Department

355 Officers
102 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.31 Knoxville
1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Knoxville

Data was last updated October 15, 2023

We identified over $4.9M 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	$3,945,363
	Executive Office of the President	$1,047,500

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Knoxville
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$134,500.00	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	CITY OF KNOXVILLE THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE APPALACHIA HIDTA AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Sub
$250,000.00	9/1/2022 8/31/2025	CITY OF KNOXVILLE THIS AWARD IS TO INTRODUCE CONTEMPORARY AND REALISTIC TRAINING UTILIZING THE VIRTRA VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM, TO ENHANCE TRAINING BY PROCURING EXPANDED SOFTWARE AND SUPPLEMENTAL COMPONENTS AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO PERMIT INSTRUCTORS TO SUPERIMPOSE ACTUAL CITY LOCATIONS INTO THE VIDEO IN ORDER TO CREA…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$143,000.00	1/1/2022 12/31/2023	CITY OF KNOXVILLE THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE APPALACHIA HIDTA AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Sub
$144,082.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	CITY OF KNOXVILLE 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

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 23, 2025

$833.4K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Knoxville Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $767,360.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date	Item and National Stock Number (NSN)	Acquisition value	Quantity	Acquisition value, each	Acquisition value, total	DEMIL code / IC	DEMIL code	DEMIL IC
10/16/2019	MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE 2355-01-623-0967	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $767,360.00	$767,360.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	1
10/21/2013	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-455-9593	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $60,409.00	$60,409.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	1
11/21/2002	RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER 1005-00-073-9421	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $499.00	$998.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	1
10/15/2001	RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETER 1005-00-589-1271	Acquisition value	7	7 @ $138.00	$966.00	DEMIL code / IC	D	1

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