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Kent Police Department

City agencyWA0170700NIBRS since 2013LEMAS 2020Founded 1889

King County, Washington

Serves ~130,676 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Kent Police Department (KPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Kent, Washington, United States. The main police station is located in downtown Kent.

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Crime & staffing trends

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NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

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

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 1,326 victims, 1,543 offenders
Victim sex
Male866 (65%)
Female435 (33%)
Unknown25 (2%)
Victim race
White613 (52%)
Black or African American383 (33%)
Asian166 (14%)
American Indian or Alaska Native11 (1%)
Weapons involved
Handgun373 (38%)
Firearm155 (16%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument143 (15%)
Personal Weapons93 (10%)
Blunt Object54 (6%)
Other50 (5%)

Top 6 of 13 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home577 (44%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk293 (22%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage208 (16%)
Convenience Store33 (2%)
Service/Gas Station31 (2%)
Park/Playground24 (2%)

Top 6 of 30 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown1,532 (67%)
Acquaintance202 (9%)
Stranger157 (7%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend66 (3%)
Otherwise Known62 (3%)
Child54 (2%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property126 (38%)
Simple Assault38 (11%)
Weapon Law Violations26 (8%)
Robbery23 (7%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering20 (6%)
All Other Larceny15 (5%)

Top 6 of 20 categories shown.

Open data

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
155
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
67
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
222
Population served
130,676
Operating budget
$53,000,000
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201313149$31,729,475
200712850$26,274,158
200312446$25,200,805
200012760$18,000,000
199912054
199710854

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

Police - Calls per Officer

POP conference activity

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

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