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Sam Dotson
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Dotson manages the second largest police department in the state of Missouri and is responsible for the Department"s budget, which translates to $173 million annually. He oversees 1,319 sworn officers and 548 civilian employees. As Police Commissioner of the second-largest city in the state, he is responsible for the public safety of 319,294 residents who live in the City of Saint Louis.
Dotson is a 1987 graduate of Metro Academic and Classical High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management from Fontbonne University, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University.
He is also a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police. He joined the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department on October 11, 1993.
After graduating from the Police Academy, Colonel Dotson was assigned to the Fourth District. In 2001, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant where he served in the Office of the Chief and the Ninth District.
In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant where he served in the Office of the Chief.
In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of Captain where he served in the Office of the Chief, the Seventh District and the Board of Police Commissioners. Prior to being named Chief of Police, he served as the Operations Director for the City of Saint Louis.
