The Metropolitan Police Department – City of St. Louis is the primary law enforcement agency for the U.S. city of St. Louis.

Lyda Krewson is an American retired politician who was the 46th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri. She is a member of the Democratic Party and St. Louis's first female mayor, serving from 2017 to 2021. On November 18, 2020, Krewson announced that she would not seek a second term.