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.

Division of Corrections
Information and links concerning the City Justice Center and the Medium Security Institution

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 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 Report a Problem with a City Service
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 Permit

Procurement

 News

Meetings and Notices

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Contact Information

Email: smentkowskic@stlouis-mo.gov

Phone: (314) 622-3391

Hours:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday

Social Media:
Department of Public Safety on Facebook.

Address:
1200 Market , Room 401, City Hall
St. Louis, Missouri 63103

Map for the above address
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