Its headquarters is located in unincorporated DeKalb County, near Decatur and in Greater Atlanta.Staff Services is responsible for: Services Governor Eurith D. Rivers was instrumental in the creation of the department in March 1937, when a law was passed Act 220 creating the Georgia Department of Public Safety which included the Georgia State Patrol and a plainclothes investigative division called the Division of Identification, Detection, Prevention and Investigation which became the GBI in 1940.As a result of passage of this Act and later amendments, on February 28, 1974, the GBI was made an independent agency separate from the Georgia Department of Public Safety.As a child, Trent was abandoned and was forced to endure a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system.His personal motivation and background contribute to Will Trent having the highest clearance rate in the GBI.
The State Crime Lab is located in another building at the same DeKalb County complex.