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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Apply For A Housing Conservation Inspection (Occupancy Permit) Make Bond / Post Bail After An Arrest Pay False Security Alarm Service Fees Register Security Alarm Systems with the City 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

• Mayor Spencer Declares State of Emergency, Giving City Additional Tools to Tackle Winter Storm
  The declaration provides additional tools as the City braces for a dangerous winter storm.
  Press release | Office of the Mayor,City Emergency Management Agency,Street Division,Homeless Services,Recovery Office | 01/23/2026
• 600 Emergency Shelter Beds Opening in St. Louis for Severe Cold This Weekend, Street Department Prepares for Snow
  DHS will move to the highest Code Blue activation level on Friday, bringing a record number of emergency shelter beds online.
  Press release | Office of the Mayor,City Emergency Management Agency,Street Division,Homeless Services,Recovery Office | 01/22/2026
• City of St. Louis Outlines Preparations for Extreme Cold Weather Event
  Below-zero wind chills are forecast for Friday and into the weekend. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from late Friday through Sunday morning.
  Press release | City Emergency Management Agency,Department of Streets,Department of Health,Department of Human Services,Department of Public Utilities,Fire Department,Water Division | 01/21/2026