| Idaho State Police | |
|---|---|
 Patch of Idaho State Police | |
| Abbreviation | ISP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | February 20, 1939[1] |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 540 (as of 2017)[2] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Idaho, US |
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| Idaho State Police Districts | |
| Size | 83,642 square miles (216,630 km2) |
| Population | 1,716,943 (2017 est.)[3] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Meridian, Idaho |
| Troopers | 290 (as of 2017)[2] |
| Civilian Employees | 250 (as of 2017)[2] |
| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Districts | 6 |
| Website | |
| isp.idaho.gov | |
The Idaho State Police (ISP) is the statewide law enforcement agency for the State of Idaho. It began as the Bureau of Constabulary, created on May 18, 1919,[1] under the new Department of Law Enforcement, to detect and investigate crime, "order abatement of public nuisances and to enforce such orders by appropriate court action, to suppress riots, prevent wrongs to children and animals that are inhibited by law." The state constabulary was also charged with the organization of various state, county and municipal peace officers.[4] The bureau was dissolved by the state legislature in 1923.[1]
The Idaho State Police was formed 85 years ago in 1939, when Governor C. A. Bottolfsen signed the bill on February 20.[1][5]
- ^ a b c d "Idaho State Police makes wishes on 50th birthday". Idahonian. Moscow. Associated Press. February 21, 1989. p. 5A.
- ^ a b c USDOJ Statistics Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "US Census; Retrieved 2018-04-19". 2017 Population Estimates
- ^ State Trooper: America's State Troopers and Highway Patrolmen. Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company/National Troopers Coalition. 2001. ISBN 1-56311-613-8.
- ^ "Governor signs measure creating police force". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. February 21, 1939. p. 1.
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