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Tornado Recovery
Updates on response and recovery resources after the May 2025 tornado that impacted the City of St. Louis.
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.
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

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
Joint Investigation into Wire Theft Leads to 63 Felony Charges
SLMPD Traffic Division Honors Retired Motorman Wendell “Dick” Hess
SLMPD Officer Thomas Bossch Receives TOP COPS Honorable Mention Award
Facebook Posts
As of 12am, your SLMPD officers have taken 13 people into custody. Of the 13, nine are juveniles.
Notably, detectives found a firearm on a 13-year-old.
Parents are being contacted to pick up their children, at which time, the parents are being cited.
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A 17-year-old was just taken to Juvenile Detention for fleeing from officers on this stolen bike. He attempted flee on foot but did not make it far. We also seized this firearm that he tossed. ... See MoreSee Less

