MONEY FOR COPS
$36.9 million dollars has been awarded to 31 police agencies in the state of Texas through the U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS* Hiring Recovery Program. Where the money is going: Officers awarded
San Antonio Police Department 50 City of Dallas 50 Arlington Police Department 31 Galveston County Sheriff's Office 9 City of Galveston 8 City of Port Arthur 6 Harlingen Police Department 6 City of Wichita Falls 4 Town of Addison 3 Lancaster Police Department 3 Weslaco Police Department 3 Corsicana Police Department 2 El Paso ISD Police Services 2 Marshall Police Department 2 City of Forest Hill 1 Willis Police Department 1 Alvarado Police Department 1 Webb County 1 Cleveland Police Department 1 Beaumont ISD Police Department 1 City of Newton 1 Pittsburg Police Department 1 City of Jacksonville 1 Normangee Police Department 1 Sansom Park Police Department 1 City of Alamo 1 Hutchins Police Department 1 City of West Tawakoni 1 Harlandale ISD 1 Roma Police Department 1 Donna ISD 1
Amount awarded
$10,354,400 $8,896,300 $6,107,248 $1,816,155 $1,670,464 $1,155,294 $924,834 $713,676 $713,490 $639,096 $451,206 $372,924 $311,498 $291,436 $213,946 $178,422 $176,675 $167,607 $162,615 $155,276 $146,509 $144,327 $138,917 $137,816 $134,407 $131,059 $130,550 $117,714 $115,499 $114,733 $114,486
* Community Oriented Policing Services
Source: U.S. Department of Justice CHRONICLE