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South Carolina Highway Patrol
Patch of South Carolina Highway Patrol
Abbreviation
SCHP
Motto
Courtesy-Efficiency-Service
Agency overview
Formed
1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Employees
1100+ (as of 2008)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
South Carolina, USA
SCHP Troop Map
Size
32,020 square miles (82,900 km2)
Population
4,679,230 (2011 est.)[1]
Governing body
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
General nature
Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters
Blythewood, South Carolina
Troopers
955 (as of 2008)[2]
Civilian members
180 (as of 2004)[3]
Agency executive
Colonel Christopher N. Williamson, Commander
Parent agency
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
Special Units
ACE/Motorcycle/K9 MAIT CERT Insurance Enforcement
Facilities
Troops
7
Website
Official website
The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) is the highway patrol agency for South Carolina, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state except for federal or military installations. The Highway Patrol was created in 1930 and is an organization with a rank structure similar to the armed forces.[4] The mission of the South Carolina Highway Patrol includes enforcing the rules and regulations in order to ensure road way safety and reducing crime as outlined by South Carolina law. The Highway Patrol is the largest division of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety and its headquarters is located in Blythewood. This department also includes the South Carolina State Transport Police Division, and the South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services.
The Highway Patrol has many responsibilities. The primary job of the rank and file trooper is traffic law enforcement. This includes traffic collision investigation, issuing warning tickets and citations for traffic violations, and finding, arresting, and processing impaired drivers. A state trooper is a sworn peace officer, and although their primary duty is traffic enforcement, they can perform other law enforcement functions.
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^USDOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of Law Enforcement Agencies Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
^"SCDPS.gov Redirect Notice". Afc5102.scdps.gov. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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