Festus Police Department

Festus Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Festus in Jefferson County, Missouri. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Festus limits in Jefferson County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Festus sits across a Missouri jurisdiction where seasonal and year-round residents share the roads, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Festus should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Festus city, MO has an estimated population of 12,965.