FBI agency record
St. Paul Police Department
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Serves ~307,657 residents · UCR reported
The Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) is the main law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1854, making it the oldest police organization in the state. In the beginning the men did not have a stationhouse. Prisoners were taken to the Fort Snelling brig until the city built a jail. The SPPD is the second largest law enforcement agency in Minnesota, after the Minneapolis Police Department. The department consists of 575 sworn officers and 200 non-sworn officials. The current Chief of Police is Axel Henry.
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Crime & staffing trends
Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.
NIBRS incident detail
Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Top 6 of 39 categories shown.
Top 6 of 12 categories shown.
Top 6 of 23 categories shown.
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Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 606
- Part-time sworn
- 0
- Full-time civilian
- 143
- Part-time civilian
- 48
- Total FT employees
- 749
- Population served
- 306,717
- Operating budget
- $102,348,093
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
- Sworn officers (2025)
- 562
- Civilians (2025)
- 162
Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.
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POP conference activity
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