Maine State Police

Maine State Police
Patch of Maine State Police
Patch of Maine State Police
AbbreviationMSP
MottoSemper Aequus
Always Just
Agency overview
Formed1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Preceding agency
  • State Highway Police
Employees458 (as of 2016) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMaine, USA
Maine State Police Troops
Size33,414 square miles (86,540 km2)
Population1,317,207 (2007 est.)[2]
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersAugusta, Maine
Troopers330 (as of 2021) [1]
Civilians117 (as of 2014) [1]
Agency executives
  • Colonel Bill G. Ross
  • Lt. Colonel Brian Scott
  • Major Lucas Hare
  • Major Scott Gosselin
Facilities
Troops10
Website
http://www.state.me.us/dps/msp/

The Maine State Police (MSP) is the state police agency for Maine, which has jurisdiction across the state and was created in 1921.

  1. ^ a b c USDOJ Statistics Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 2007 Population Estimates Archived copy at the Library of Congress (September 18, 2008).