Missouri Department of Public Safety

Missouri Department of Public Safety
Missouri Department of Public Safety
Missouri Department of Public Safety
Flag
AbbreviationDPS
MottoService, Safety, Protection
Agency overview
Formed1935
Employees15,000
Annual budget$765,690,292
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMissouri, USA
Jurisdiction of the Missouri Department of Public Safety
Size69,715 square miles (180,560 km2)
Population6,137,428 (2019)
Legal jurisdictionMissouri Statewide
Governing bodyGovernor of Missouri
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters1101 Riverside Dr Jefferson City, Missouri
Commissioner of MO DPS responsible
  • Sandy K. Karsten
Agency executives
  • Kevin Bond, Deputy Commissioner of MO DPS
  • Courtney Kawelaske, Director of Strategic Services
  • Kylie Dickneite, Director of Homeland Security
  • Nathan Weinert, General Counsel
  • Mike O'Connell, Director of Communications
  • Tyler Hobbs, Director of Legislative
Website
Missouri DPS website


The Department of Public Safety of the State of Missouri, commonly known as the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS), is a department of the state government of Missouri.[1]

The agency is headquartered at 1101 Riverside Drive in Jefferson City.[2]

  1. ^ "Mission Statement". Missouri Department of Public Safety. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  2. ^ "Contact Information". Missouri Department of Public Safety. Accessed October 26, 2008.