St. Louis Police Department

Metropolitan Police Department, St Louis
Common name	St Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Abbreviation	SLMPD
Flag of the City of St. Louis
Motto	Service, Integrity, Leadership, and Fair Treatment to All Service moris Ductu et aequi Omnibus (Latin)
Agency overview
Formed	1808
Employees	2,250 Full-Time (2016)
Annual budget	$ 134,762,395 mil. USD [FY 2017]
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	City of St. Louis in the state of Missouri, United States
Size	65.98 sq mi (170.9 km2)
Population	319,294 (2016)
Legal jurisdiction	St. Louis, Missouri
Governing body	City of St. Louis
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	1915 Olive Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Police Officers	1,319
Corrections and Civilians	548
Elected officers responsible	Lyda Krewson, Mayor of St. Louis Charlene Deeken, Interim Public Safety Director
Agency executives	Colonel Lawrence O'Toole Sr, Acting Commissioner of Police Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Leyshock, Commander of the Bureau of Enforcement Lieutenant Colonel Edward Kuntz, Commander of the Bureau of Operations Lieutenant Colonel Ronnie Robinson, Commander of the Bureau of Community Affairs
Parent agency	City of St. Louis
Divisions	21 Anti-Crime Aviation Bomb & Arson Canine Child Abuse Domestic Abuse Response Team Emergency Management Fraud/Cyber Crimes Gang Detective Homicide Detective Juvenile SWAT Mounted Patrol Narcotics Public Transportation Sex Crimes Traffic Safety Violent Offenders Warrant & Fugitive Mayoral Details Tactical Operations Division
Bureaus	5 Enforcement Community Affairs Operations Office of the Commissioner of Police Office of the Assistant Chief of Police
Facilities
Areas	3 South Patrol Central Patrol North Patrol
Justice Centers	City Justice Center 200 S.Tucker Blvd.St.Louis Missouri
Marked and Unmarkeds	Chevrolet Tahoes, Chevrolet Impalas and Harley-Davidson Police Motorcycles
Police Boats	0
Helicopters	3
Planes	4
Horses	12
Canine Units	12
Notables Anniversary August 7, 1846
Website
St. Louis Police Department official website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. Note:

The Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for serving City of St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri. The department is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The current Acting Commissioner of Police is Lt. Colonel Lawrence O'Toole Sr, who was named to the position on April 19, 2017. The Metropolitan Police Department is a division of the St. Louis Department of Public Safety. Metropolitan Police Department is the Second largest City Police agency in Missouri, based on number of employees, city population, and geographic area served..

The Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis was established in 1808, only five years after the establishment of St. Louis. The department was created with only four officers, who received no pay. Able-bodied men age 18+ were required to patrol for four months of the year. This was the only police system for the next 10 years. Refusal to serve on patrol carried a fine of $1. The Metropolitan Police Department has seen many changes since its inception 209 years ago.

The Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis is headed by Acting Commissioner of Police Lawrence O'Toole Sr. The SLMPD's organization consists of the Office of the Police Commissioner and Five bureaus. These include:

Each bureau is headed by an Lieutenant Colonel & Deputy Commander.

The SLMPD uses the following ranks, as dictated by State Statute.

The structure of the Senior Command staff of The Police is:

The Homicide Detectives of SLMPD featured in A&E's reality series The First 48.

The SLMPD utilizes a variety of vehicles, including the Ford Police Interceptor (CVPI), the Dodge Charger, the Chevrolet Tahoe, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2500 series, the Chevrolet Impala 9C1, the Chevrolet Caprice, the Ford Police Interceptor (sedan), the Ford Police Interceptor (utility), and the Ford F-150 and F-250. Both regularly marked and slicktop vehicles are used frequently. Each officer is issued the Beretta 92D 9mm handgun which has been standard issue since 1992.