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Richmond at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Richmond Police Department

  • 632 Officers
  • 95 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.69 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

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
8/31/2023		 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.