Active Law Enforcement Agencies in Missouri

Missouri Law Enforcement Agencies is a directory of active sheriff, municipal, university, and court police departments within the state. The data.mo.gov organization maintains this list, which was last updated in March 2026. It includes contact details and jurisdictional information for each agency.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of Agency_Type (e.g., Sheriff, Municipal) across different County_Name regions.
• Map agency locations using City and Zip code fields for geospatial analysis of police coverage.
• Build a contact directory for public records requests using Agency Name, Contact Name, and Voice Number columns.

Strengths

• Includes multiple agency types: Sheriff, Municipal, University, and Court police.
• Provides detailed contact columns including Voice Number, Fax Number, and Street Address.

Limitations

• Unknown row count prevents assessment of dataset completeness.
• No sample data available to verify data quality or format.
• Lacks information on license and data collection methodology.

Provenance

Source

data.mo.gov

Collection Method

List compiled by state authorities, specific methodology unknown.

Time Range

Current as of March 2026.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

State of Missouri, United States.