Kent at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Kent Police Department

  • 155 Officers
  • 59 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.16 Kent
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Kent

Data was last updated October 15, 2023


We identified over $964.2K in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Kent
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$135,000.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF DRUG, GANG AND VIOLENT CRIME; ACTIVITY NORMALLY BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO ADEQUATELY PURSUE AS PART OF EXISTING OPERATIONS. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$135,000.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF DRUG, GANG AND VIOLENT CRIME; ACTIVITY NORMALLY BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO ADEQUATELY PURSUE AS PART OF EXISTING OPERATIONS. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$0.00 10/1/2019
9/30/2023
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON STATE. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub
$176,196.00 10/1/2017
9/30/2021
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON STATE. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Sub

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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.