Arizona Department of Public Safety

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Arizona Department of Public Safety
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Common name	Department of Public Safety
Abbreviation	AZDPS[1] or DPS
Motto	Courteous Vigilance
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-07-01)
Employees	2,071 (as of 2018)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Arizona, U.S.
Map of Arizona DPS Jurisdiction
Size	295,254 square kilometers 113,998 square miles
Population	7,278,717 (2019 est.)[2]
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	2222 West Encanto Boulevard Phoenix, Arizona 85009
Troopers	1171 (as of 2018)[1]
Civilian members	900 (as of 2018)[1]
Agency executives	Colonel Jeffrey Glover, Director[3] Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Hunter, Deputy Director Lieutenant Colonel Dan Lugo, Agency Support Division Assistant Director Lieutenant Colonel Deston Coleman, Criminal Investigations Division Assistant Director Lieutenant Colonel Jenna Mitchell, Highway Patrol Division Assistant Director Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Chung, Technical Services Division Assistant Director
Districts	19[4]
Website
www.azdps.gov

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) or Arizona Highway Patrol (AHP) is a state-level law enforcement agency with a primary function of patrolling and enforcing state laws on Arizona highways.^[5] Their headquarters are in Phoenix.^[6]