Richmond, Virginia | Police Funding Database | LDF

Richmond at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	96,034
	Black or African American	91,370
	American Indian and Alaska native	265
	Asian	4,940
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	315
	Two or More Races	10,379
	Hispanic or Latino	24,397

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Richmond Police Department

560 Officers
111 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.43 Richmond
1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Richmond

Data was last updated December 18, 2022

We identified over $2.8M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$476,456
	Department of Justice	$2,325,333

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Richmond
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$166,059.20	9/1/2022 8/31/2024	RICHMOND, CITY OF THE RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT (RPD) IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING A DIVERSE AGENCY, WITH EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES, AND AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE. RPD AIMS TO BRIDGE ITS CURRENT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) GAPS BY EXPANDING ITS ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND TO BUILD …	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$100,000.00	12/1/2021 11/30/2024	RICHMOND, CITY OF THE RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE RPD BODY WORN CAMERA (BWC) PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES BWCS, DOCKING STATIONS, AND TASERS.	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation	Prime
$136,816.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	RICHMOND, CITY OF 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
$125,000.00	9/1/2021 8/31/2023	RICHMOND, CITY OF RICHMOND, VA DE-ESCALATION TRAINING PROJECT	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	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.