Arizona Department of Public Safety

Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona Department of Public Safety
	Patch of the Arizona DPS
	Arizona DPS badge
	Flag of the State of Arizona
Common name	Department of Public Safety
Abbreviation	AZDPS or DPS
Motto	Courteous Vigilance
Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1969
Employees	2,071 (as of 2018)
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.)
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	2222 West Encanto Boulevard; Phoenix, Arizona 85009
Troopers	1171 (as of 2018)
Civilian members	900 (as of 2018)
Agency executives	Colonel Jeffrey Glover, Director; Lieutenant Colonel Deston Coleman, Deputy Director; Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Chung, Agency Support Division Assistant Director; Lieutenant Colonel Jason Leonard, Criminal Investigations Division Assistant Director; Lieutenant Colonel Daven Byrd, Highway Patrol Division Assistant Director; Lieutenant Colonel Jesse Galvez, Technical Services Division Assistant Director;
Districts	19
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. Their headquarters are in Phoenix.