Public Safety Department

Building Division
The Building Division enforces the City building code, issues building permits, conducts building inspections, demolishes vacant buildings, and enforces zoning ordinances.

City Emergency Management Agency (CEMA)
The City of St. Louis Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), a division of the Department of Public Safety, maintains an ongoing program of prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery

Civilian Oversight Division
The Division of Civilian Oversight is an independent agency where civilians lead investigations on police incidents that directly impact St. Louisans and their neighbors.

Corrections Division
The Division houses in the City Justice Center citizens who are arrested by the police.

Excise Division
A division of the Department of Public Safety that oversees all liquor licenses in the City of St. Louis also known as City Liquor Control

Fire Department
Established on Sept. 14, 1857, the St. Louis Fire Department is the second oldest career Fire Department in the United States

Neighborhood Stabilization Division (NSD)
Empowering residents to sustain a quality environment within their neighborhood through effectively and efficiently registering and routing City services, providing information, assistance, education, and intervention.

Office of Violence Prevention
Coordinating public safety resources and community violence intervention programs to make St. Louis neighborhoods safer.

Police Division
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Division (SLMPD) serves the City of St. Louis. This page is provided as a courtesy service to direct visitors to the Official SLMPD website.

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Alarm Fees and Payment Alarm Registration and Permit Fee Apply For A Housing Conservation Inspection (Occupancy Permit) Make Bond / Post Bail After An Arrest Report a Problem With a City Service Request an Inmate's Property to be Returned Residential Construction Permit Work for the St. Louis Police Department

• St. Louis Sees Historically Low Crime in First Two Months of 2025
  Violent crime was down across the board, including a 36% decrease in burglaries, 42% decrease in auto thefts, and 53% decrease in shooting incidents.
  Press release | Office of the Mayor,Office of Violence Prevention | 03/05/2025
• Final Public Notice: Determination of City Structure in a Floodplain
  Public comment period open regarding FEMA funding for Street Department building repairs following July 2022 flooding.
  News/Announcement | City Emergency Management Agency | 02/26/2025
• Mayor Jones Issues Statement After Missouri House of Representatives Passes Bill to Remove Local Control of SLMPD
  House Bill 495 will now head to the Senate.
  Press release | Office of the Mayor,Metropolitan St. Louis Police Department | 02/20/2025