Chesapeake at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


Cities in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff, Chesapeake Police Department

  • 360 Officers
  • 131 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.93 Chesapeake
  • 2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Chesapeake

Data was last updated November 28, 2022


We identified over $1.2M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Chesapeake
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$139,472.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE 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
$135,311.01 10/1/2020
9/30/2024
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE FUNDING CRITICAL POLICE EQUIPMENT Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$110,559.00 10/1/2019
9/30/2023
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE POLICE CRITICAL EQUIPMENT AND CA OFFICE COMMUNITY PROSECUTION PROGRAM Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$120,046.00 10/1/2018
9/30/2022
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE FY 19 LOCAL JAG 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.