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| Missouri State Highway Patrol | |
|---|---|
 Patch of Missouri State Highway Patrol | |
| Abbreviation | MSHP |
| Motto | Together Protecting Missouri's Citizens Simul protegens Missouri scriptor Cives (Latin) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | April 24, 1931 |
| Employees | 2,336.00 (as of 2021)[1] |
| Annual budget | $366,805,718 (2021) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Missouri, U.S. |
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| Missouri State Highway Patrol Troops | |
| Size | 69,704 square miles (180,530 km2) |
| Population | 6,083,672 (2016)[2] |
| Legal jurisdiction |  Statewide |
| Governing body | Missouri Department of Public Safety |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1510 East Elm Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 |
| Troopers | 952 (authorized minimum, as of 2024)[3] |
| Civilian employees | 1,289 (as of 2020)[1] |
| Director of MO DPS responsible |
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| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Missouri Department of Public Safety |
| Facilities | |
| Troops | 9 |
| Dogs | 11 German Shepherds |
| Notables | |
| Anniversary |
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| Website | |
| MSHP Website | |
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) is the highway patrol agency for Missouri and has jurisdiction all across the state. It is a division of the Missouri Department of Public Safety. Colonel Eric T. Olson has been serving as the 24th superintendent since March 15, 2019.[4]
In 1992, MSHP became the 10th state law enforcement agency to receive accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
- ^ a b USDOJ Statistics Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Search Results". www.census.gov.
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- ^ a b "MSHP News Release". notes.mshp.dps.mo.gov.