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

Charlene Deeken
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.

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 Registration and False Alarm Management

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

News

August 21 Solar Eclipse Information and Resources
When, where, and how to safely view the upcoming solar eclipse
Press release | Department of Public Safety | 08/14/2017

2017 National Night Out
Join your neighbors across the city in observing 2017 National Night Out
Newsgram | Neighborhood Stabilization Team | 08/01/2017

Updated Statement on MSI
Update on access to air conditioning at the Medium Security Institution (MSI) at 7600 North Hall Street.
News/Announcement | Office of the Mayor,Medium Security Institution | 07/22/2017

Free Gun Locks at City Hall on June 21
Free gun locks will be available at St. Louis City Hall from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Press release | Department of Public Safety | 06/14/2017

Citizen Advisory Committee Announced to Assist Search for City Police Chief
Mayor Lyda Krewson has formed a Citizen Advisory Committee that will help guide the City during the search for a new chief of police
Press release | Office of the Mayor,Metropolitan St. Louis Police Department | 05/25/2017