Welcome to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Learn about our comprehensive public safety strategy and our shared effort to make our city safer!
Service, Integrity, Leadership and Fair Treatment To All
We are committed to excellence in law enforcement and dedicated to serving our residents and those visiting St. Louis.
Ready to Serve?
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is building the next class of recruits. Think you have what it takes to serve in the region’s premier law enforcement agency?
Tornado Recovery
Updates on response and recovery resources after the May 2025 tornado that impacted the City of St. Louis.
Highlights

Public Safety Strategy
Click to read about our layered, proven crime prevention strategies helping to enhance public safety in St. Louis.

Crime Mapping and Data
Click to review our weekly CompStat report, crime data and other incidents in your neighborhood.

In the Community
Community policing and engagement is at the heart of our service to St. Louis. Click to learn more about our initiatives.

Join SLMPD
We are always working to recruit future St. Louis police officers! Learn more about career opportunities and apply today.
Highlights

Comprehensive Public
Safety Strategy
Click here to read about our layered, proven crime prevention strategies helping to enhance public safety in St. Louis

Crime
Data
Click here to review crime data and reports, and learn about incidents in your neighborhood

In the
Community
Community policing and engagement is at the heart of our service to St. Louis. Click here to learn more about our initiatives.

Join SLMPD
We are always working to recruit future St. Louis police officers! Learn more about career opportunities and apply today.

Welcome From
Commissioner Robert J. Tracy
On behalf of the dedicated employees of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our website. I hope you find it informative and helpful in getting to know more about our department, our employees and the services we provide.
Our department is dedicated to diversity and inclusion. We strive to create a department that is representative of our unique and diverse city.
News & Information
UPDATE: Homicides Fall to 12-Year Low in 2025 as Crime Drops 16% and Shooting Incidents Decline Sharply
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s K9 Novo to get Donation of Body Armor
Board of Police Commissioners Unanimously Approves Three-Year Contract for Police Chief Robert J. Tracy
Facebook Posts
Today the SLMPD leadership came together to present the 2025 year-end crime stats in a press conference. Check out the press conference here or visit SLMPD.org/stats where you can see all of our crime data in real time. ... See MoreSee Less

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Homicides Fall to 12-Year Low in 2025 as Crime Drops 16% and Shootings Down Nearly 30%
“These numbers are more than statistics—they reflect the hard work and dedication of our officers who are committed to protecting and serving St. Louis,” said Chief of Police Robert J. Tracy.
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Homicides Fall to 12-Year Low in 2025 as Crime Drops 16% and Shooting Incidents Decline Sharply
slmpd.org
The SLMPD reports significant reductions in crime citywide for 2025, according to year-end CompStat data released this week.