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

Alarm Fees and Payment

Alarm Payment and Fees

Alarm Registration and Permit Fee

City Service Requests, How To

Housing Conservation Inspection (Occupancy Permit)

How to Become a Firefighter

Inmate's or Former Inmate's Property Return

Making Bond - Posting Bail

Residential Construction

Procurement

2019 RFP for Prop S Youth At Risk Program
Opens: 10/12/2018 | Closes: 11/13/2018 04:00 PM

News

Welcome Morgan Williams, New Prop S Administrator
New Prop S Administrator
Newsgram | Department of Public Safety | 10/23/2018

St. Louis Fire and Police Departments Join Partner Agencies to Plant Trees with Residents
Effort to Beautify Neighborhoods and Build Relationships with First Responders
Press release | Office of the Mayor,Fire Department,Metropolitan St. Louis Police Department,Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry | 10/05/2018

Mayor Krewson Recruits FUSE Fellows to Advance Criminal Justice Reform
Two new executives have joined the Mayor’s administration to work on initiatives aimed at advancing criminal justice reform in the city
Press release | Office of the Mayor,Corrections Division | 10/03/2018

Get Ready to Shake Out on October 18, 2018
The self-led drill will begin at 10:18 a.m. local time
Newsgram | City Emergency Management Agency | 10/01/2018

St. Louis to Lift Residency Requirement for Up to 50 New Police Recruits
Beginning December 1, residency requirement is lifted for new recruits.
Press release | Office of the Mayor,Metropolitan St. Louis Police Department | 09/28/2018

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