The Public Safety Department - City of St. Louis is a municipal government department in the

City of St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

. The Department of Public Safety is divided into three subordinate departments, six major divisions, two bureaus, a correctional institution and the city jail. The current Interim Director Director of Public Safety is

Daniel Isom Daniel Isom was appointed St. Louis' 33rd Police Commissioner on October 6, 2008, and was St. Louis' third African-American police chief. Isom took a leave of absence as the executive director of the Regional Justice Information Service, most co ...

. Departments, divisions, and bureaus under the umbrella of the Department of Public Safety are responsible for a wide array of city services, including: building code enforcement; emergency management planning (and execution); fire prevention and suppression; emergency medical services; zoning; permits for residential and commercial construction, business occupancy, and the sale of distribution of alcoholic beverages; law enforcement; correctional facilities; neighborhood safety; and special event planning. The Department of Public Safety is subject to the legislative oversight and direction of the

Board of Aldermen An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members them ...

's Public Safety Committee. The Public Safety Committee considers all matters pertaining to the Department of Public Safety, the Police Department, The Corrections Division, Excise and Liquor Control Division, Neighborhood Stabilization Team, the Fire Department, the Division of Building and Inspections and the City Emergency Management Agency.

Organization

The Director of the St. Louis Public Safety Department is appointed by the Mayor of St. Louis. The director is assisted in managing the Department by the Deputy Director of Public Safety and several division Commanders. * Director ** Deputy Director *** Commissioner of Building & Code Division *** Commissioner of Emergency Management Agency *** Commissioner of Corrections Division *** Commissioner of Excise & Liquor Control Division *** Executive of Neighborhood Stabilization Team *** Commissioner of

St. Louis Police Department The Metropolitan Police Department of the City of St. Louis (also known as the SLMPD or Metro) is the primary law enforcement agency for the U.S. city of St. Louis. According to the Mapping Police Violence dataset, SLMPD has the highest polic ...

*** Commissioner of

St. Louis Fire Department The St. Louis Fire Department (STLFD or STL City Fire) provides emergency medical services, fire cause determination, fire prevention, fire suppression, hazardous materials mitigation, and rescue services to the city of St. Louis, Missouri. T ...

– which includes the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services

Command staff

Mission statement

The published mission statement of the Department of Public Safety is:

External links

Website
Public Safety Department – City of St. Louis official website

References

{{authority control State law enforcement agencies of Missouri Government of St. Louis Organizations based in St. Louis 1983 establishments in Missouri