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St. Paul Police Department

City agencyMN0620900NIBRS since 2020LEMAS 2020Founded 1854

Ramsey County, Minnesota

Serves ~307,657 residents · UCR reported

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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

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 24,081 victims, 28,659 offenders
Victim sex
Male12,243 (51%)
Female11,549 (48%)
Unknown289 (1%)
Victim race
White12,968 (70%)
Black or African American3,161 (17%)
Asian2,281 (12%)
American Indian or Alaska Native166 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander42 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home11,804 (41%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk5,185 (18%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage3,004 (10%)
Other/Unknown993 (3%)
Department/Discount Store916 (3%)
Convenience Store890 (3%)

Top 6 of 39 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown139 (78%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend9 (5%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)8 (4%)
Stranger7 (4%)
Friend5 (3%)
Offender3 (2%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property669 (41%)
Motor Vehicle Theft195 (12%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud164 (10%)
Simple Assault158 (10%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations87 (5%)
Stolen Property Offenses69 (4%)

Top 6 of 23 categories shown.

Open data

Curated sources

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
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
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013606136$99,000,000
2007604198$80,912,952
2003557177$57,872,518
2000576222$63,607,453
1999555176
1997581153
1993530207
1990532186
1987514112

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
562
Civilians (2025)
162

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

Saint Paul Open Information

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