Senator Schmitt Secures Historic FBI Investment to Combat Violent Crime in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO – U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced a historic investment, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Following Senator Schmitt’s close coordination with Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, St. Louis will be receiving one of the largest per capita infusions of full-time agents and intel personnel in the nation. This infusion of resources into St. Louis will increase the FBI’s violent crime fighting capacities. They also represent a permanent investment by the Trump administration in St. Louis, bringing staffing levels at the FBI to its highest point in years.

“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,” said Senator Schmitt.

“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,” said FBI Director Kash Patel.

This permanent increase in staffing in St. Louis by the FBI at Senator Schmitt’s urging is just the first step in the Trump Administration’s continued crackdown on crime in Missouri and across the country. Senator Schmitt will continue working with the FBI and state and local leaders in continuing to provide additional efforts to further fight crime in the state.

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