July 8, 2020
![The shoulder patch of the Jefferson County, Missouri, Sheriff's Department.](https://leb.fbi.gov/image-repository/jefferson-county-missouri-patch.jpg/@@images/image/large)
The patch of the Jefferson County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Department represents the state of Missouri. Within a circle, signifying the professionalism of law enforcement, are flowers from a dogwood, the state tree; a riverboat, which represents the Mississippi River; and the seal of Jefferson County, which depicts an image of Thomas Jefferson.