Georgia Tech Police Department

The Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) protects the Georgia Institute of Technology campus in Atlanta. All of its divisions now work from a single purpose-built police building on campus. Its operations center earned CALEA accreditation as the first university communications and dispatch center in Georgia to be nationally accredited, and the department as a whole holds national accreditation. A forensics unit with two certified forensic specialists supports investigations at schools across the University System of Georgia and other agencies. Officers patrol with canine partners. Units reporting to the chief handle finance, human resources and the quartermaster, while internal affairs, professional standards, crime analysis and records report to the deputy chief. The department also manages campus pedestrian safety measures in areas such as Tech Green.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Atlanta city, GA has an estimated population of 499,287.