With a staff strength of over 30,000, the GPS is carefully structured in a way that facilitates efficient delivery across the entire country.

For efficiency of its operations and service delivery, the Ghana Police Service is structured into departments.

The Departments of Ghana Police Service are:

• Administration
• Legal & Prosecution
• Criminal Investigation
• Private Security Organization
• Technical
• Police Professional Standard Bureau
• National Patrol Department (NPD)
• National Protection Directorate (NAPD)
• ICT
• Special Duties
• Human Resource
• Services
• Finance
• Motor Traffic & Transport Unit (MTTD)
• Research, Planning & Transformation
• National Operations
• Welfare
• Public Affairs
• Police Intelligence Directorate (PID)