Welcome to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

We are proud to protect and serve the City of St. Louis! We invite you to learn more about our efforts to make our city safer, and to learn about resources available to our community.


Proven Strategies for a Safer St. Louis

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is committed to excellence, and we have embraced a range of proven crime-reduction strategies to make our city safer.


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?


Service, integrity, leadership and fair treatment to all

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department traces its roots in public service to the 1800s, and we are proud to serve our neighborhoods! We invite you to view our history.

Highlights

SLMPD Aviation Unit

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.

SLMPD In the Community

In the Community

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

Police Academy

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 Tracy

On behalf of the dedicated employees of the Metropolitan Police Department – City of St. Louis, 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.

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Is this the year you’ll answer the call and join us in service to your city? Visit www.SLMPDrecruit.org to learn more about job opportunities today. ... See MoreSee Less

Is this the year you’ll answer the call and join us in service to your city? Visit www.SLMPDrecruit.org to learn more about job opportunities today.

SLMPD Commander Sworn in as Chapter President of FBINAA

On January 16, 2025, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) Chief Robert Tracy joined Lieutenant Paul Lauer as Lt. Lauer was sworn in as the Chapter President for the FBI National Academy Associates for the Eastern Missouri Chapter.

The FBINAA is a non-profit, international organization of 14,000+ senior law enforcement professionals dedicated to providing our communities, states, countries, and profession with the highest degree of law enforcement expertise, training, education and information.

Lt. Lauer currently serves as the commander for SLMPD’s Traffic Safety Division and is a 34-year veteran of the SLMPD. Lt. Lauer is also a second-generation police officer with his father retiring from the SLMPD as a Lieutenant Colonel and his older brother retiring as a Lieutenant. Both attended the FBI National Academy during their career and are past presidents of the Eastern MO Chapter of the FBINAA.

Lt. Paul Lauer has been a member of the FBINAA since October of 2017 and was elected by his peers to the position of "Sergeant at Arms" in 2021.

We would like to congratulate Lt. Lauer on his accomplishments and thank him for his continued service to the citizens of St. Louis.
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SLMPD Commander Sworn in as Chapter President of FBINAA

On January 16, 2025, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) Chief Robert Tracy joined Lieutenant Paul Lauer as Lt. Lauer was sworn in as the Chapter President for the FBI National Academy Associates for the Eastern Missouri Chapter.

The FBINAA is a non-profit, international organization of 14,000+ senior law enforcement professionals dedicated to providing our communities, states, countries, and profession with the highest degree of law enforcement expertise, training, education and information.

Lt. Lauer currently serves as the commander for SLMPD’s Traffic Safety Division and is a 34-year veteran of the SLMPD. Lt. Lauer is also a second-generation police officer with his father retiring from the SLMPD as a Lieutenant Colonel and his older brother retiring as a Lieutenant. Both attended the FBI National Academy during their career and are past presidents of the Eastern MO Chapter of the FBINAA.

Lt. Paul Lauer has been a member of the FBINAA since October of 2017 and was elected by his peers to the position of Sergeant at Arms in 2021.

We would like to congratulate Lt. Lauer on his accomplishments and thank him for his continued service to the citizens of St. Louis.
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