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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 |
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 | |
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 |
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Districts | 19[4] |
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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]