| Kentucky State Police | |
|---|---|
 Patch of KSP | |
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| Abbreviation | KSP |
| Motto | The Thin Gray Line |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 1, 1948 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Employees | 1,630 (as of 2017)[1] |
| Annual budget | $227 million[2] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kentucky, USA |
| Size | 40,434 square miles (104,720 km2) |
| Population | 4,241,474 (2007 est.)[3] |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 919 Versailles Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 |
| Troopers | 1006 (authorized, as of 2022)[4] |
| Civilian employees | 764 (as of 2014)[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet |
| Special Units | Special Operations West and East Drug Enforcement Critical Incident Response Team Cannabis Suppression Aircraft Support Vehicle Investigations Commercial Vehicle Enforcement |
| Facilities | |
| Posts | 16 |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is a department of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and the official State Police force of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, responsible for statewide law enforcement. The department was founded in 1948 and replaced the Kentucky Highway Patrol. The department's sworn personnel hold the title State Trooper, and its nickname is The Thin Gray Line.[5]
- ^ a b USDOJ Statistics Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kentucky State Police: 'Junk' cars and outdated equipment are putting our troopers in danger".
- ^ "Population Estimates". Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2011. 2007 Population Estimates
- ^ "Head of state police upbeat about overcoming staff shortage". Associated Press News. April 12, 2022.
- ^ "History of the Kentucky State Police". Kentucky State Police. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2007.