St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson has a plan to compress the current nine police districts into six in an effort to better balance patrols against crime statistics and calls for service.

ST. LOUIS • A major reorganization of the city police begins at 4 a.m. Monday when the number of districts is reduced for the first time in 52 years, affecting the day-to-day duties of about 850 ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – On this historic day for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the number of districts shrank from nine to six.

As of 4 a.m. on Monday, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was downsized from nine police districts to six – changing district boundaries that have been in place for more than 50 years.

On Wednesday, business owners honored the hard work and dedication of police officers in St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District. The officers were recognized with awards for ...

Wealthier neighborhoods in St. Louis have armed themselves with private police, giving them a level of service poor areas can’t afford and fueling racial and economic disparities.

St. Louis history is blessed with a plethora of maps that have documented its development from a small settlement to a bustling metropolis. Compton and Dry’s Pictorial St. Louis, published in 1876, ...

SLMPD 911 operations are short 32 dispatchers, two supervisors and two managers. To cover services, they had two dispatchers covering six police districts.

The owner of The City's Finest, LLC said he considers his service a partnership to supplement the police department and officers' pay.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has been facing mass officer departures in recent years. It hit a record low in December 2023.

ST. LOUIS—St. Louis police seized hundreds of illegal fireworks, homemade explosive devices, and two guns during a search in the Fountain Park neighborhood, arresting a convicted felon. District ...

St. Louis lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a new 14-ward map, with ward reduction set to kick in after the April 2023 election.