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Abbreviation | GDPS |
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Formed | 1937 |
Employees | 1,268 (as of 2004) [1] |
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Operations jurisdiction | Georgia, U.S. |
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Size | 59,425 square miles (153,910 km2) |
Population | 9,544,750 (2007 est.)[2] |
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Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Troopers | 856 (as of 2004) [3] |
Civilians | 412 (as of 2004) [4] |
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Georgia Department of Public Safety |
The Georgia Department of Public Safety (GDPS) is a state body that is responsible for statewide law enforcement and public safety within the U.S. state of Georgia. The current Commissioner of the department is William W. Hitchens, who is also Colonel of the Georgia State Patrol.