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South Dakota Highway Patrol
Patch of South Dakota Highway Patrol
Abbreviation
SDHP
Agency overview
Formed
1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Preceding agencies
Courtesy Patrol (1935–1937)
Motor Patrol (1937–1956)
Employees
269 (as of 2017) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
South Dakota, USA
Size
77,116 square miles (199,730 km2)
Population
895,376 (2022 est.)[2]
General nature
Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters
Pierre, South Dakota
Troopers
193 (authorised, as of 2019)
Civilians
80 (as of 2014) [3]
Agency executive
Colonel Casey Collins, Superintendent
Parent agency
South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Districts
5
Website
South Dakota Highway Patrol website
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is the state police agency for South Dakota, which has jurisdiction everywhere in the state except for sovereign Native American reservations. It was created to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in South Dakota. In addition to enforcement of laws, the SDHP has regional SWAT teams that provide tactical and warrant services to police and Sheriff Departments. The SDHP is also responsible for training K-9 teams to law enforcement agencies in South Dakota. The SDHP also has a division responsible for executive protection of the state dignitaries and protection of the capital grounds and administrative state buildings and grounds.
^USDOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of Law Enforcement Agencies Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
^"Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States..." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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