| Massachusetts State Police | |
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 Patch of Massachusetts State Police | |
 Massachusetts State Police seal | |
 Badge of Massachusetts State Police | |
| Abbreviation | MSP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | May 16, 1865 |
| Employees | 2,678 (as of Oct. 4, 2022)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Massachusetts, USA |
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| Massachusetts State Police Troop Map | |
| Size | 10,565 square miles (27,360 km2)[2] |
| Population | 6,922,107 (2022 est.)[3] |
| Legal jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Governing body | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Framingham, Massachusetts |
| Troopers | 2,500 (as of Dec. 4, 2024) |
| Civilian employees | 611 (as of Oct. 4, 2022) |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Executive Office of Public Safety and Security |
| Facilities | |
| Barracks | 39 |
| Patrol Vehicles | Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Tahoe |
| Aviation Units | Eurocopter AS355[4] |
| Website | |
| www.mass.gov/msp | |
The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, responsible for law enforcement and vehicle regulation across the state. As of 2024, it has 2,500 sworn troopers and 611 civilian support staff for a total of 3,111 personnel, making it the largest law enforcement agency in New England. The MSP is headed by Colonel Geoffrey Noble, the first colonel to not come from State Police ranks.[5]
- ^ USDOJ Statistics (Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ "Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "Fourth Metro EC135 to Massachusetts State Police".
- ^ Cotter, Sean (October 4, 2024). "Amid scrutiny, new State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble sworn in - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.