Wyoming Highway Patrol
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | WHP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1933 |
| Employees | 339 (as of 2004) [1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Wyoming, USA |
| Size | 253,348 square kilometres (97,818 sq mi) |
| Population | 522,830 (2007 est.)[2] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Troopers | Nearly 210 (as of 2010) [1] |
| Civilians | 151 (as of 2004) [1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Wyoming Department of Transportation |
| Website | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol website | |
The Wyoming Highway Patrol is the highway patrol and de facto state police agency for the U.S. state of Wyoming, and has jurisdiction across the entire state.
History
The Wyoming Highway Patrol was created in 1933 to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in Wyoming. It is also tasked with providing security and transportation to the Governor of Wyoming. As of 2013, it has 208 troopers.
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, 2 officers have died while on duty.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c USDOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics Census of Law Enforcement Agencies Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
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