Delaware State Police
The Delaware State Police (DSP) is a division of the Delaware Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security and is responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the US State of Delaware, especially in areas underserved by local police departments. The DSP is headquartered in the capital Dover, Delaware.
| Delaware State Police | |
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Patch of Delaware State Police | |
Badge of Delaware State Police | |
| Abbreviation | DSP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | April 23, 1923 |
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| Employees | 847 (as of 2008) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Delaware, USA |
| Map of Delaware State Police's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 1,982 square miles (5,130 km2) |
| Population | 907,135 (2011 est.) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Dover, Delaware |
| Troopers | 706 (as of 2014) |
| Civilians | 242 (as of 2014) |
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| Facilities | |
| Troops | 8 |
| Website | |
| http://dsp.delaware.gov/ | |
The Delaware State Police currently employs 723 full-time officers, which is 75 troopers for every 100,000 residents in 2019, the largest number of any state police force.
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