North County Cooperative
Saint Louis, Missouri 63130
(314) 428-7374
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About
The North County Police Cooperative is a policing alternative that serves six municipalities in north St. Louis County.
The cooperative was started in 2015 when Vinita Terrace and Wellston contracted the Vinita Park Police Department to handle police services in their municipalities in 2015. When they started policing in the new areas, the name was changed to the North County Police Cooperative.
Each of the municipalities served by the cooperative has its own precinct office and police services for the public. Those precincts report to the mayor and board of the municipality they serve.
In total, the North County Police Cooperative has about 60 police officers and multiple civilian personnel.
According to the North County Police Cooperative’s website, officers are encouraged and expected to take part in their many Community Partnership programs.
City of Wellston, MO Crime Statistics
The 2016 crime rate in Wellston, MO is 1,063 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 3.9 times greater than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 99.6% U.S. cities. The 2016 Wellston crime rate fell by 25% compared to 2015. The number of homicides stood at 1 – a decrease of 2 compared to 2015. In the last 5 years Wellston has seen decline of violent crime and decline of property crime.
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