Last updated: Dec. 18, 2024
St. Louis County's annual calls for service numbers rose in 2021 and 2023, though quarterly data through September indicates these calls were on pace to drop significantly in 2024.
Graphic by Josh Renaud / Post-Dispatch
Source: St. Louis County Police Department
Notes: This chart shows only "directed" calls for service — calls that come from the public. The county's data shows that two other types of calls, officers' self-initiated calls and calls for assistance, have been declining since the pandemic.