Director's Office

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.

constituentServices

• Alarm Fees and Payment Alarm Fees and Payments information for Homeowners and Residents Service Page
• Alarm Registration and Permit Fee Security Alarm Registration Information for Homeowners and Residents Service Page
• Apply for a Brick Dealer Permit Information businesses need to know to obtain a Brick Dealer Permit Service Page
• Apply For A Dance Hall License Information individuals and businesses need to know when applying for or renewing a Dance Hall License. Service Page

• 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
• Mayor Jones Hires Doug Burris as Interim Commissioner for City Justice Center
  Doug Burris, a nationally recognized expert in corrections, will serve as the commissioner of corrections on a provisional basis.
  Press release | City Justice Center,Office of the Mayor | 01/27/2025
• Mayor Jones Releases "State of Public Safety 2025" Report Highlighting Successes and Continued Crime Reduction Efforts
  The all-hands-on-deck approach has led to the lowest number of homicides in the City of St. Louis since 2013 and a 15% reduction in all crime.
  Press release | Office of the Mayor,Department of Public Safety,Behavioral Health Bureau | 01/22/2025