Public Safety Department

The Department of Public Safety is the largest municipal government department in the City of St. Louis overseeing the Fire Department, the Metropolitan Police Department, six major divisions, two bureaus, a correctional institution and the city jail.

Public Safety Director

Jimmie Edwards
Director, Department of Public Safety
(314) 622-3391
Email & full profile

Divisions

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

Civilian Oversight Board (COB)
The Board's function is to review and investigate citizen complaints against alleged misconduct of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Corrections Division
Information and links concerning the City Justice Center (City Jail) and the Medium Security Institution (Workhouse)

Excise Division
A division of the Department of Public Safety that oversees all liquor licenses in the City of St. Louis.

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 Team
Neighborhood Stabilization Team for the City of St. Louis home page

Office of Special Events
Information about what you need to do in order to apply for a Special Event Permit, rent the City Hall Rotunda, and other helpful information involving event planning.

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

Reference Contacts

Alarm Registration & False Alarm Mgt.
(636) 489-0180

Alley Light Out?

Call Ameren Missouri at 1-800-552-7583 to report it.

Nuisance Property Letters

call the attorney listed at the end of the letter you received

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

(314) 444-5555

Missouri Department of Motor Vehicles

City Hall Office(314) 622-4231

Top Requested Pages

How To Make City Service Requests

Alarm Fees and Payment

Alarm Registration and Permit Fee

How to Apply For A Housing Conservation Inspection (Occupancy Permit)

How to Become a Firefighter

How To Make Bond / Post Bail After An Arrest

Request an Inmate's Property to be Returned

Residential Construction

Procurement

Body Worn Cameras 2019 Request for Qualifications
Opens: 08/30/2019 | Closes: 09/23/2019 12:00 PM

2019 RFP for Alarm Registration and False Alarm Reduction Program
Opens: 08/27/2019 | Closes: 09/30/2019 04:00 PM

News

National Emergency Preparedness Month 2019
September is Emergency Preparedness Month, the 2019 theme is Prepared, Not Scared.
News/Announcement | City Emergency Management Agency | 08/27/2019
Department of Health & Division of Corrections to Provide Hepatitis A Vaccinations to Inmates
All 800 persons who are eligible to receive the vaccinations will get them. The vaccinations are a proactive public health intervention measure.
Press release | Department of Health,Corrections Division | 07/25/2019
Board Vacancy Announcement
The Civilian Oversight Board is announcing four (4) Board Member Vacancies for terms expiring on December 31, 2019.
News/Announcement | Civilian Oversight Board | 07/23/2019
August Events in St. Louis
Learn about interesting and fun events happening throughout the city in the month of august.
Press release | Office of Special Events | 07/11/2019
Statement from Public Safety Director Judge Jimmie Edwards - March 15th, 2019
Recent statements made by an employee of the St. Louis Police Officers Association do not reflect the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Press release | Department of Public Safety,Office of the Mayor | 03/15/2019