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The duties of the Patrol range from enforcing the laws on the highways to operating the State's criminal history repository.
The duties of the Patrol range from enforcing the laws on the highways to operating the State's criminal history repository.


==History==
== History ==
In 1908 the '''Nevada State Police''' was created to provide a state level law enforcement presence as a result of labor strikes in the mining communities. When [[Henry Ford]] made ownership of the automobile accessible to the populace of America by mass-producing the Model T Ford, the problem of enforcing the laws of the road soon followed. On June 23, 1923, the first Nevada State Highway Patrolman was hired by the Nevada Highway Department under the supervision of the [[Inspector of the Nevada State Police]]. This officer and the Inspector of the State Police would travel throughout the State collecting automobile registration fees and enforcing the laws of the highway. Nevada was one of the first western states to have an organized highway patrol function.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statetrooperplates.com/nev.htm |title=Nevada Highway Patrol |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2010-04-24}}</ref>
In 1908 the '''Nevada State Police''' was created to provide a state level law enforcement presence as a result of labor strikes in the mining communities. When [[Henry Ford]] made ownership of the automobile accessible to the populace of America by mass-producing the Model T Ford, the problem of enforcing the laws of the road soon followed. On June 23, 1923, the first Nevada State Highway Patrolman was hired by the Nevada Highway Department under the supervision of the [[Inspector of the Nevada State Police]]. This officer and the Inspector of the State Police would travel throughout the State collecting automobile registration fees and enforcing the laws of the highway. Nevada was one of the first western states to have an organized highway patrol function.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statetrooperplates.com/nev.htm |title=Nevada Highway Patrol |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2010-04-24}}</ref>


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*Southern Command ([[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]])
*Southern Command ([[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]])


== Demographics==
== Demographics ==
Reference <ref>http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/lemas00.pdf U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers</ref>
Reference <ref>http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/lemas00.pdf U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers</ref>
*Male: 94%
*Male: 94%
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* [[Cessna 172|Cessna Cutlass 172 RG]] based in Elko
* [[Cessna 172|Cessna Cutlass 172 RG]] based in Elko


==Fallen officers==
== Fallen officers ==
Since the creation of the Nevada Highway Patrol, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.<ref>http://www.odmp.org/agency/2714-nevada-highway-patrol-nevada</ref>
Since the creation of the Nevada Highway Patrol, eight officers have died while on duty.<ref>http://www.odmp.org/agency/2714-nevada-highway-patrol-nevada</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Officer
! Date of Death
! Details
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/18238-policeman-edward-hogle Policeman Edward Hogle]
| <center>February 26, 1911
| Gunfire
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/9087-private-frank-john-mcmanus Private Frank John McManus]
| <center>April 19, 1941
| Automobile accident
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/2966-sergeant-george-chandler Sergeant George Chandler]
| <center>January 31, 1948
| Automobile accident
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/9009-trooper-robert-russell-mcguire Trooper Robert Russell McGuire]
| <center>May 16, 1961
| Automobile accident
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/5425-trooper-gary-gifford Trooper Gary Gifford]
| <center>October 14, 1975
| Gunfire
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/350-trooper-daniel-mark-peterson Trooper Daniel Mark Peterson]
| <center>June 18, 1992
| Drunk driver
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/580-trooper-carlos-jose-juan-borland Trooper Carlos Jose Juan Borland]
| <center>December 1, 1993
| Gunfire
|-
| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/19238-trooper-kara-m-kelly-borgognone Trooper Kara M. Kelly Borgognone]
| <center>February 28, 2008
| Automobile accident
|-
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 07:33, 4 June 2015

Nevada Highway Patrol
AbbreviationNHP
Agency overview
Formed1908
Preceding agency
  • Nevada State Police
Employees552 (as of 2004) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNevada, USA
Size110,567 square miles (286,370 km2)
Population2,565,382 (2007 est.)[2]
Legal jurisdictionNevada
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersCarson City, Nevada
Troopers421 (as of 2004) [3]
Civilians131 (as of 2004) [4]
Agency executive
  • Dennis Osborn, Colonel
Parent agencyNevada Department of Public Safety
Facilities
Commands4
Airplanes3
Website
http://nhp.nv.gov/

Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) is a division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety that is responsible for law enforcement across the entire state of Nevada. The headquarters is located in Carson City with regional commands in Reno, Elko and Las Vegas.[5]

The duties of the Patrol range from enforcing the laws on the highways to operating the State's criminal history repository.

History

In 1908 the Nevada State Police was created to provide a state level law enforcement presence as a result of labor strikes in the mining communities. When Henry Ford made ownership of the automobile accessible to the populace of America by mass-producing the Model T Ford, the problem of enforcing the laws of the road soon followed. On June 23, 1923, the first Nevada State Highway Patrolman was hired by the Nevada Highway Department under the supervision of the Inspector of the Nevada State Police. This officer and the Inspector of the State Police would travel throughout the State collecting automobile registration fees and enforcing the laws of the highway. Nevada was one of the first western states to have an organized highway patrol function.[6]

By 1934, the highway patrol force had grown to three officers still supervised by the Inspector of the State Police. They were given silver patrol cars with gold stars on the door, red lights and sirens, and told to patrol the roads. One officer was assigned to Las Vegas, Reno and Elko.

This part of the Nevada State Police remained operational until the State Police were reorganized in 1943. At that time, the Nevada State Highway Patrol was absorbed into the State Police who continued highway law enforcement until 1949 when the Nevada Highway Patrol was organized.

The 1949 Nevada Legislature created the Nevada Highway Patrol by consolidating the Nevada State Police, Inspectors from the Nevada Public Service Commission and several Inspectors from the Nevada Department of Taxation. On July 1, 1949, the Nevada Highway Patrol Division was created within the Nevada Public Service Commission. These officers were directed to act as field agents and inspectors in the enforcement of the State laws as they pertained to Nevada highways. But the history of law enforcement on Nevada highways goes back many years before the Nevada Highway Patrol was created.

In 1957, the Legislature created the Department of Motor Vehicles and transferred the Nevada Highway Patrol to this new department as a division.

In 1985, the name of the Department was changed to the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety (DMV&PS) to reflect the law enforcement agencies that had been added. At the same time, Fifty-two Field Enforcement Agents of the Motor Carrier Division of the Department of Motor Vehicles were transferred to the Nevada Highway Patrol and consolidated with existing Commercial Vehicle Safety Officers of the Nevada Highway Patrol to form the Commercial Enforcement Bureau within the NHP.[citation needed]

In 2001, DMV&PS was split into separate departments and the Nevada Highway Patrol is now a division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety.

In 2005, NHP opened a new communications center and emergency operations center in Clark County.

In 2007, DPS Northern Nevada Communications center moved from the Reno Northern Command Headquarters into the State Emergency Operations Center in Nevada's capital city, Carson City.

The Nevada Highway Patrol issues its officers a variety of non-lethal weapons, such as tasers, pepper spray, and a baton. The NHP also issues its troopers take-home cars.

Commands

Demographics

Reference [7]

  • Male: 94%
  • Female: 6%
  • White: 89%
  • Hispanic: 5%
  • African-American/Black: 3%
  • Asian: 3%

Flight operations

The NHP flight operations unit consists of three fixed-wing aircraft. The aircraft are predominantly used for speed enforcement, prisoner transport and personnel transport. The planes are also used for emergency blood delivery and to assist other law enforcement agencies.

NHP discontinued use of their flight operations in 2010

Fleet

Fallen officers

Since the creation of the Nevada Highway Patrol, eight officers have died while on duty.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ USDOJ Statistics
  2. ^ 2007 Population Estimates
  3. ^ USDOJ Statistics
  4. ^ USDOJ Statistics
  5. ^ "Nevada Highway Patrol". Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  6. ^ "Nevada Highway Patrol". Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  7. ^ http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/lemas00.pdf U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers
  8. ^ http://www.odmp.org/agency/2714-nevada-highway-patrol-nevada
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