Columbia Police front desk · Columbia, MO

(573) 874-7652☎  Call (573) 874-7652

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Non Emergency Police Number in Columbia, Missouri

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Description

The Columbia Police Department is the municipal police department for Columbia.

Location

600 E. Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201

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About this agency

AgencyColumbia Police Department
TypeMunicipal police department
Address600 E. Walnut Street, Columbia, MO 65201
CountyBoone County
Official websitecomo.gov
Number last verifiedAug 2026, against como.gov

Who answers where. This department answers for addresses inside Columbia. If you are outside the city limits, the county sheriff or county police usually responds instead. Read how to tell which agency covers your address.

Area served. The city of Columbia covers 67 square miles of land and has about 129,330 residents, roughly 1,921 people per square mile. That is 68% of the 189,463 people in Boone County, which averages 276 per square mile (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 population estimate and land area).

What this number reaches

Police front desk

(573) 874-7652 is the Columbia Police Department’s main phone, at 600 E. Walnut Street.

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Non-emergency calls: dial 311

The city asks people to call 311 for non-emergency police matters. The same Boone County Joint Communications staff who answer 911 pick up, so emergency calls can be handled first.

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Links go to the City of Columbia’s official website (read from its archived pages, 2025). Checked Nov 2026.

Using (573) 874-7652

Call (573) 874-7652 to reach the Columbia Police Department front desk, for example about a report you already made. For a new non-urgent police matter inside Columbia, the city asks you to dial 311, which is answered by Boone County Joint Communications. If someone is hurt, in danger or a crime is happening right now, call 911 instead. Read when to call 911 and when to use a non-emergency number.

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