FBI agency record
Joplin Police Department
Jasper, Newton County, Missouri
Serves ~54,063 residents · UCR reported
The Joplin Police Department (JPD) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for serving the city of Joplin in the U.S. state of Missouri.The Joplin Police Department currently employs 112 Police Officers. The department maintains a fleet of Dodge Chargers and Chevy Tahoes. The Joplin Police Department is the largest law enforcement agency in Jasper County, Missouri.
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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.
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Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 111
- Part-time sworn
- 5
- Full-time civilian
- 51
- Part-time civilian
- 0
- Population served
- 49,526
- Operating budget
- $13,000,000
Source: BJS LEMAS 2013 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
- Sworn officers (2025)
- 104
- Civilians (2025)
- 39
Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.
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POP conference activity
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