| Georgia Department of Public Safety | |
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| Abbreviation | GDPS |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1937 |
| Employees | 1,268 (as of 2004) [1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Georgia, U.S. |
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| Georgia State Patrol Troop Map | |
| Size | 59,425 square miles (153,910 km2) |
| Population | 9,544,750 (2007 est.)[2] |
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| Operational structure | |
| 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.
- ^ USDOJ Statistics Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Population Estimates". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2008-12-25. 2007 Population Estimates
- ^ USDOJ Statistics Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USDOJ Statistics Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine