City Of Mansfield Police Department

The City of Mansfield Police Department, located at 30 N Diamond Street in Mansfield, Ohio, is a U.S. local government entity that has been registered to receive federal awards since May 2006. The department serves as a law enforcement agency responsible for crime prevention, investigation, and community policing within the City of Mansfield and surrounding communities. Through federal grant funding, the City of Mansfield Police Department has demonstrated a strategic focus on enhancing its operational capabilities in critical areas including community-oriented policing, forensic DNA analysis, violent crime reduction, and victim support services. The department operates multiple specialized divisions, including the Forensic Science Section DNA Laboratory, which has been operational since 2001 and participates in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) as one of Ohio's NDIS laboratory participants.

The City of Mansfield Police Department has received substantial federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Justice through multiple programs. Most recently, the department was awarded a $1,340,792 Project Grant under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, designed to fund the hiring of additional career law enforcement officers and enhance community policing capacity through October 2030. The department has also been a consistent recipient of Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program awards (CFDA 16.036) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, with grants totaling $170,621 and multiple prior awards spanning from 2021 through 2026, all focused on reducing forensic DNA case backlogs and maintaining participation in CODIS systems. Additional federal support includes a Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded in March 2022 for the continuation of gunshot detection technology (ShotSpotter system) to address rising firearm-related violence, and multiple formula grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) programs. Beyond prime awards, the City of Mansfield Police Department has served as a sub-awardee under the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, participating in initiatives focused on domestic violence intervention through Family Violence Liaison Officer programs, training in crime and intelligence analysis capacity through the Northern Ohio Violent Crime Consortium (NOVCC), and multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement through the METRICH Task Force. The department has also received sub-awards from the National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues Inc. for mentoring programs and from the Ohio Department of Transportation for pedestrian facility improvements, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to law enforcement that extends beyond traditional crime-fighting to community development and victim support.