| St Louis Metropolitan Police | |
| Common name | St Louis Police Missouri |
| Abbreviation | SLMPD,STLPD |
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| St. Louis Finest | |
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| Formed | 1808 |
| Employees | 2000 |
| Annual budget | 148.1M USD [2009] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Operations jurisdiction* | City of St. Louis in the state of Missouri, United States |
| Population | 2,866,517 |
| Legal jurisdiction | St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1200 Clark, St Louis MO 63103 |
| Sworn members | 1,900 |
| Unsworn members | 520 |
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| Website | |
| St. Louis Police Department official website | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is responsible for law enforcement and agency serving St. Louis City in the U.S. state of Missouri. The current chief is Colonel Daniel Isom.
St Louis Police is the largest city police agency in the State of Missouri.
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Board of Commissioners
The St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners is responsible for the operation of the St. Louis Police Department. The Board sets policy, makes promotions, holds both closed and open meetings and coordinates with the Chief of Police in providing police services to the citizens. Four of the five members of the board are selected by the Governor of the state of Missouri, following approval of the Missouri legislature, with the mayor serving as the fifth member. Commissioners serve four year terms, however they serve at the pleasure of the Governor and can be replaced. [1]
Currently, those Commissioners[2] are:
- Col. Julius Hunter -Member
- Col. Todd H. Epsten - President
- Col. Vincent J. Bommarito -Treasurer
- Col. Bettye Battle-Turner- Vice President
- Mayor Francis G. Slay- ex officio member
Ranks
The SLMPD uses the following ranks, as dictated by State Statute. [3]
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| Colonel/Chief of Police |
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| Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Major |
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| Captain |
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| Lieutenant |
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| Sergeant |
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| Detective |
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| Civilian Recruit in Training |
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Districts and Divisions
The SLMPD has Nine Districts, divided into three Area Stations: http://www.slmpd.org/your_info.html
South Patrol Division(SPD)
- District 1
- District 2
- District 3
- SPD Detective Bureau
Central Patrol Division (CPD)
- District 4
- District 5
- District 9
- CPD Detective Bureau
North Patrol Division (NPD)
- District 6
- District 7
- District 8
- NPD Detective Bureau
Additionally, the SLMPD has additional Specialized Units, including Traffic Safety, Mounted Patrol, Sex Crimes, Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, ACTF, Mobile Reserve/Hostage Response, Bombing and Arson, Homicide, Auto Theft, Intelligence, Vice/Narcotics, Asset Removal, Cyber Crimes and Major Fraud.
Line of Duty Deaths (LODD)
From April 28, 1836, to August 15th, 2007, the Officer Down Memorial Page reported that there were 165 LODDs in the St. Louis Police Department.[4] The Officer Down Memorial Page also reported that 90 of these were from gunfire.[5] It was also reported by the ODMP that an additional 38 deaths were caused by automobile-related incidents, and 3 by heart attacks.[5] Many families of those killed in the line of duty get support from BackStoppers a local charity.
Patrol Support
Traffic Safety - Mounted Patrol - Mobile Reserve - Canine - Public Transportation - Aviation
Commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation & Patrol Support : Lt. Col. Alfred Adkins
In 1925 the Traffic Division was located at 208 South Twelfth in the Central District and Headquarters . In 1939 the Traffic Division was located in Room 106-107 in Headquarters at 1200 Clark . During the thirties the Traffic Divisions' Motorcycles were housed at Laclede Police Garage . Traffic Division, Mobile Reserve and Canine were once located at Fifteenth and Spruce in the sixties to the late eighties . The Mobile Reserve Unit was introduced in 1957 .
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References
- ^ http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c000-099/0840000030.htm
- ^ http://www.slmpd.org/board.html
- ^ http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c000-099/0840000150.htm
- ^ http://www.odmp.org/agency/3691-st.-louis-police-department-missouri
- ^ a b Officer Down Memorial Page
External links
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