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For 2011, the population of Missouri was reported as 6,010,688. Source : FBI 2011 UCR data In 2016 there were 202,193 crimes reported in the U.S. state of Missouri , including 537 murders.
For 2012, preliminary crime data released by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department showed a decline of 12.4% in crime, with the overall crime rate lower than it was in 1970. [24] St. Louis reported 113 homicides, the same as 2011, while it reported a decline in both violent and property crimes from 2011. [24]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Missouri.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 576 law enforcement agencies employing 14,554 sworn police officers, about 244 for each 100,000 residents.
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Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area . As of the 2020 census , the population was 226,739, [ 1 ] making it the sixth-most populous county in Missouri.
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The Jefferson County Police Department was established in February 1868. In 1902, police officers providing their own horses were compensated an extra $10 each month. Two years later, this practice ceased with a wage increase from $40 to $60 monthly for officers. The first chief of police to be granted use of a county car was Harry Kendall in 1918.