Keeping New Mexico safer through safe roads and safer communities.

To build a safer stronger New Mexico by providing quality law enforcement services, training, disaster and emergency response; and technical communications and forensics support to the public and other governmental agencies.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) was created and evolved over the years through statutory changes combining related functions of the State Police, the Special Investigations Division, the Law Enforcement Academy, the Motor Transportation Division, the Crime Laboratory, Emergency Management Operations, Communications, Records, and Information Technology. This consolidation of functions has dramatically increased the scope of Departmental responsibilities.