Chief Larry Hampton

Secretary

Chief Larry Hampton is an enthusiastic community leader who has devoted his life to law enforcement here in University City, MO. He began his career in law enforcement as an intern with the Illinois State Police Department in 1994. He was officially hired by the University City Police Department (UCPD) in 1996, as a Patrolman. He served as a detached Service Officer for the Directed Patrol Unit, specializing as a Midwest Gangs Investigator before later being transferred to the UCPD Bureau of Investigations as a Detective in 1998. As a Detective, he received specialized training and was certified as a Computer Voice Stress Analyzer for the UCPD Internal Affairs Division. He was a Major Case Squad Investigator during his tenure as a Detective. He served the department in this capacity until he was promoted to the rank of Patrol Sergeant in 2006. Having served the community authentically and with pliability, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and Platoon Commander in 2007. During his tenure, he was a Major Case Squad Commander leading Missouri case investigations. He remained a Platoon Commander for UCPD until he was promoted to Bureau of Field Operations Commander with the rank of Captain in 2015, and also serving as the Inspector of Internal Affairs. Chief Hampton was appointed to the position of Chief of Police in 2016.

Chief Hampton earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration / Criminal Justice throughout his criminal justice career in University City, and he began his academic studies by earning a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice / Criminology from Southeast Missouri State University in 1995. Chief Hampton is a proud graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy (FBINA) Session #282. Chief Hampton is also a graduate of Northwestern University Center for Public Safety (NUCPS) School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) #562. He has completed countless other command-level training conferences and seminars not limited to the FBI-Trilogy, FBI GLEEDS, St. Louis University Center for Workforce Organizational Development, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, Louisville University’s Southern Police Institute, and the Dignitary Protection School of the United States Secret Service.