Missouri Department of Public Safety

Missouri Department of Public Safety
Missouri Department of Public Safety
	Missouri Department of Public Safety
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Abbreviation	DPS
Motto	Service, Safety, Protection
Agency overview
Formed	1935
Employees	15,000
Annual budget	$765,690,292
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Missouri, U.S.
	Jurisdiction of the Missouri Department of Public Safety
Size	69,715 square miles (180,560 km2)
Population	6,137,428 (2019)
Legal jurisdiction	Statewide
Governing body	Governor of Missouri
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	1101 Riverside Dr Jefferson City, Missouri
Director of MO DPS responsible	Mark S. James;
Agency executives	Troy Murdock, 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.

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