New Jersey State Police

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New Jersey State Police
New Jersey State Police patch
Logo of the New Jersey State Police
Seal of the New Jersey State Police
Abbreviation	NJSP
Motto	Honor, Duty, Fidelity
Agency overview
Formed	March 29, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-03-29)
Employees	3,811 (as of 2022)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	New Jersey, USA
NJSP Troops
Size	8,729 square miles (22,610 km2)
Population	9.24 million (2022 est.)
Legal jurisdiction	New Jersey, United States
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Ewing Township, New Jersey, United States
Troopers	2,800 (as of 2022)[1]
Civilian employees	1,226[1]
Agency executive	Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent
Facilities
Troops	4 Troop A: Southern New Jersey (including the Atlantic City Expressway) Troop B: Northern New Jersey Troop C: Central New Jersey Troop D: New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway
Website
Official Site

The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) is the official state police force of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a general-powers police agency with statewide jurisdiction, designated by troop sectors.^[2]