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Welcome to the City of Joplin Police Department Website!
The Joplin Police Department proudly serves a population of 46,000 citizens (swelling to approximately 210,000 on any given weekday) within a 35 square mile area with 97 sworn officers and 11 civilian employees.
The Department has four different divisions: The Administrative Division, composed of the Office of the Chief of Police and the Professional Standards Unit; the Investigative Division, which investigates all felony crimes and includes Narcotics Unit, devoted to the fight against methamphetamine; the Patrol Division, which includes the Traffic Team; and the Support Services Division, which is responsible for maintaining, storing and providing copies of police reports to the public.
The motto of the Joplin Police Department, "Service with Pride", is indicative of the department's vision to deliver high quality, professional police services to Joplin's citizens and visitors. The department's philosophy of providing high quality service by professionally trained police officers allows us to be proactive and offer a variety of services to our citizens.
We have been "Serving with Pride" since 1873. This web site is dedicated to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect our community. Click on FALLEN HEROES to learn about their stories.
Want to test to be a member of our Police Force. Go to the Employment Link for next testing information.
If you have questions about any area of the department, please contact us at 417-623-3131 or email mstewart@joplinmo.org
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