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Minnesota State Patrol
| Minnesota State Patrol | |
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 Official Patch of the Minnesota State Patrol | |
 Minnesota Department of Public Safety Logo | |
| Abbreviation | MSP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1929 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 886 (as of 2017)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | State of Minnesota, United States |
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| Minnesota State Patrol Districts | |
| Size | 87,014 square miles (225,370 km2) |
| Population | 5,628,162 (2018 est.)[2] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Troopers | 625 (authorized, as of 2024)[3] |
| Civilian employees | 295 (as of 2017)[4] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Minnesota Department of Public Safety |
| Patrol Districts | 11 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 61 |
| Website | |
| Minnesota State Patrol | |
The Minnesota State Patrol is the primary state patrol agency for Minnesota and serves as the de facto state police for the state. While Minnesota State Patrol troopers have full powers of arrest throughout the state, their primary function is traffic safety and vehicle law enforcement. The State Patrol is a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.[6]
- ^ "About - About".
- ^ "Minnesota Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
- ^ "New Minnesota State Patrol chief is second female leader in its history". 29 April 2024.
- ^ "About - About".
- ^ "News Releases - Commissioner Dohman Appoints New Directors".
- ^ "About". Minnesota State Patrol. Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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