Ghana Police Service

Ghana Police Service
Ghana Police Service patch depicting the service logo
Logo of the Ghana Police Service
Shield of the Ghana Police Service
Common name	Ghana Police Service
Abbreviation	GPS
Motto	Service With Integrity
Agency overview
Formed	1894
Preceding agencies	1894 – 1957: known as the Gold Coast Police Force 1957 – known as the Ghana Police Service
Employees	32,684 (30 June 2011)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Republic of Ghana
Operations jurisdiction	Republic of Ghana
Map of Ghana Police Service's jurisdiction
Size	238,530 square kilometres (92,098 sq mi)
Population	24,233,431
Governing body	Government of Ghana
Constituting instruments	Police Act 1904 Police Act 1960 Police Act 1970 Policing Act 1992
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Sworn members	23,684 (30 June 2011)
Unsworn members	9,000 (30 June 2011)
Minister responsible	Henry Quartey, Minister for Interior
Agency executive	COP George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector General of Police
Departments	18 • Administration • Criminal Investigation • Finance • Human Resource • ICT • Legal & Prosecution • Motor Traffic & Transport Unit • National Operations • National Patrol Department • National Protection Directorate • Police Intelligence Directorate • Police Professional Standard Bureau • Public Affairs • Research, Planning & Transformation • Services • Special Duties • Technical • Welfare
Regions	10 Ashanti Brong-Ahafo Central Eastern Greater Accra Northern Upper East Upper West Volta Western
Facilities
Stations	651+
Website
www.police.gov.gh
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The Ghana Police Service (GPS) is the main law enforcement agency of Ghana. The service is under the control of the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior,^[2] and employs over 30,000 officers across its 651 stations.