Ohio Department of Public Safety
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The Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) is a government agency
in the U.S. state
of Ohio
. The Department is responsible for the protection and safety of residents and visitors.
The Department of Public Safety's headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohio
.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The Department is responsible for the protection and safety of residents and visitors.
The Department of Public Safety's headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
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Divisions
- Administration Division
- Bureau of Motor Vehicles
- Ohio Emergency Management Agency
- Emergency Medical Services Division
- Office of Criminal Justices Services
- Ohio Office of Homeland Security
- Ohio Investigative Unit
- Ohio State Highway PatrolOhio State Highway PatrolThe Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and is the official highway patrol agency of Ohio. The several missions of the Patrol include providing roadway patrol, emergency response to all public lands, the investigation of crimes which occur on state...
- Ohio Traffic Safety Office