Nevada Department of Public Safety
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Abbreviation	NV DPS
Agency overview
Employees	1,566.51
Annual budget	$507,687,637 (2019-2021)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Nevada, USA
Size	110,571.82 square miles (286,380 km2)
Population	3,060,150 (2018 est)
Legal jurisdiction	Statewide
Governing body	Governor of Nevada
General nature	Military police Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	555 Wright Way Carson City, Nevada
Director of NV DPS responsible	George Togliatti [1]
Agency executive	Sheri Brueggemann, Deputy Director of NV DPS
Website
Nevada DPS website

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (NDPS) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The department is responsible for the protection and safety of residents and visitors.^[2]

The agency is headquartered at 555 Wright Way in Carson City.^[3]

Organization

The Director of the Nevada Department of Public Safety is appointed by the Governor of Nevada. must be confirmed by the Nevada Senate The director is assisted in managing the Department by one deputy director and several division directors.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is divided into eight Divisions and five Offices:

• Director
  • Deputy Director
    • Nevada Capitol Police Division
    • Emergency Management Division
    • Nevada State Police
    • Nevada Investigation Division
    • Nevada Parole and Probation
    • Records, Communications & Compliance
    • Nevada State Fire Marshal
    • Nevada Training Division
  • Office of Criminal Justice Assistance
  • Office of Professional Responsibility
  • Office of Traffic Safety
  • Office of Cyber Defense Coordination
  • Office of Homeland Security

Investigation Division

The Nevada Investigation Division has dedicated resources to proactively enforce criminal violations throughout the State of Nevada, and focuses its efforts in several areas: major crime investigations, drug enforcement, pharmaceutical diversion, auto theft, and criminal intelligence analysis and homeland security as conducted by the Nevada Threat Analysis Center (NTAC). It carries out enforcement of controlled substance laws, provides investigative services to all criminal justice agencies, and supports law enforcement statewide through the collection and dissemination of criminal and threat information.^[4]