| Colorado State Patrol | |
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 Patch of Colorado State Patrol | |
 Seal of Colorado State Patrol | |
 Badge of Colorado State Patrol | |
| Abbreviation | CSP |
| Motto | BE COURTEOUS BUT FIRM |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 23, 1935 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 1,138 (as of 2020)[1] |
| Annual budget | $178,218,000 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Colorado, USA |
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| Colorado State Patrol Districts | |
| Size | 104,185 square miles (269,840 km2) |
| Population | 5,758,736 (2019 est.)[2] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Lakewood, Colorado |
| Sworn members | 701 (actual, as of 2022) [3] |
| Unsworn members | Approx. 380 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Colorado Department of Public Safety |
| Facilities | |
| Districts | 19 Troop Offices |
| Website | |
| https://www.colorado.gov/csp | |
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) (originally known as the Colorado State Highway Courtesy Patrol), based in Lakewood, Colorado, is a division of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, and is one of the official state patrol agencies of Colorado, along with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control (DFPC), and Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM). Additionally, the Executive Director's Office supports operations of the five divisions and houses the Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC) and Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS). The CSP primarily enforces traffic laws on interstates and state highways and guards the state capitol and the Governor of Colorado.