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Erie Police Department

City agencyPA0250200NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020

Erie County, Pennsylvania

Serves ~95,077 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Erie Police Department, established in 1851, is the principal law enforcement agency serving the city of Erie, Pennsylvania.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI PA0250200.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Robbery: victim & offender age · 255 victims, 296 offenders
Victim sex
Male157 (62%)
Female98 (38%)
Victim race
White162 (64%)
Black or African American81 (32%)
Asian10 (4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native2 (1%)
Weapons involved
Personal Weapons109 (43%)
Handgun42 (17%)
Unknown40 (16%)
Firearm20 (8%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument16 (6%)
Other14 (6%)

Top 6 of 10 categories shown.

Incident location
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk130 (46%)
Residence/Home55 (19%)
Convenience Store42 (15%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage12 (4%)
Department/Discount Store9 (3%)
Service/Gas Station7 (2%)

Top 6 of 18 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown72 (34%)
Acquaintance58 (28%)
Stranger49 (23%)
Otherwise Known12 (6%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend7 (3%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)3 (1%)

Top 6 of 10 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Simple Assault7 (21%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations6 (18%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property5 (15%)
All Other Larceny4 (12%)
Drug Equipment Violations3 (9%)
Weapon Law Violations2 (6%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
173
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
25
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
198
Population served
95,077
Operating budget
$37,117,215
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201317326$22,856,177
200320948$18,099,057
200020144$14,230,722
199919342
199718742
199319339
199019226
198719621

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No open data sources are catalogued for this agency yet. FBI reported-crime data is still available via the Crime Data Explorer link above.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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