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| Wisconsin State Patrol | |
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 Patch of Wisconsin State Patrol | |
 Logo of Wisconsin State Patrol | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 1, 1939 |
| Employees | 615 (as of 2020) [1][failed verification] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Wisconsin, United States |
| Size | 65,498 square miles (169,640 km2) |
| Population | 5,757,564 (2014 est) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Sworn members | 512 (authorized, as of 2024) [2] |
| Unsworn members | 141 (as of 2014) [1][failed verification] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Wisconsin Department of Transportation |
| Regions | 5 |
| Website | |
| wsp.wi.gov | |
The Wisconsin State Patrol is the state patrol for the state of Wisconsin and is a division of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The Wisconsin State Patrol enforces traffic and criminal laws, oversees the motor carrier safety and weight facilities (SWEFs), inspects and regulates motor carriers, school buses and ambulances, and assists local law enforcement agencies with traffic safety, civil disturbances and disasters (natural and man-made).
- ^ a b USDOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004
- ^ State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, History of the Wisconsin State Patrol, retrieved 1 August 2024