Show-Me State Times

U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and FBI Director Kash Patel have announced a significant increase in federal resources to address violent crime in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. The move follows coordination between Senator Schmitt, Director Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

St. Louis is set to receive one of the largest per capita boosts of full-time FBI agents and intelligence personnel nationwide. This expansion is described as a permanent investment by the Trump administration, raising local FBI staffing to its highest level in years.

Senator Schmitt stated, “Today marks the beginning of a new era of federal-state partnership to promote law and order in St. Louis. This permanent investment in St. Louis by the FBI will be coupled with increased multilateral joint agency operations, increasing overall crime fighting capacity and building upon the important work being done on the state level to restore public safety. I want to thank Director Patel for engaging closely with me from the moment I made this request. His vision of getting agents out of politics and into the field is helping to restore law and order across the country. This investment in St. Louis will be felt for years to come.”

FBI Director Kash Patel added, “The FBI’s mission is simple: keep Americans safe. That means putting more agents on the streets and more resources into communities that need it most. This investment in St. Louis is about action, not politics, making sure our agents are shoulder to shoulder with local law enforcement to take violent criminals off the streets. Working with our great partners in Missouri and at the Department of Justice, we’re bringing the FBI to its strongest presence in St. Louis in years and we’re here to stay.”

According to officials involved, this increase represents only an initial step in broader efforts aimed at reducing crime rates both locally and nationally.