The Criminal Investigations Division is committed to provide the highest quality investigative and specialized response services to the public and the criminal justice community. The Division is guided by three immutable values: honor, courage and commitment while fostering a supportive and empowered environment for our employees.

Mission

To protect the public by deterring crime using innovative, investigative and specialized enforcement strategies and resources.

Overview

The Criminal Investigations Division provides statewide investigative, specialized enforcement and high risk response support to federal, state and local criminal justice agencies. The Division conducts investigations regarding narcotic trafficking, organized crime, intelligence, vehicle theft, gangs, computer and financial crimes, as well as major crime investigations when requested by other criminal justice agencies. It also maintains and operates a state-of-the-art geographic information system (GIS) mapping center for the Department and makes data available to other agencies around the state.

The Division is responsible for the protection of the Governor and provides specialized High Risk Response to acts of extraordinary violence and domestic preparedness incidents.

The five bureaus within the Criminal Investigations Division are Narcotics/Organized Crime, Investigation, Intelligence, Gang Enforcement (GITEM), and the Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN).

To report any suspicious activity that might be terrorist related contact the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) at: 602-644-5805, 877-272-8329, or 877-2SAVEAZ