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| West Virginia State Police | |
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 Patch of West Virginia State Police | |
| Abbreviation | WVSP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | June 29, 1919 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 1454 (as of 2019) [1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | West Virginia, USA |
| Size | 24,230 square miles (62,800 km2) |
| Population | 1,784,787 (2021 est.)[2] |
| Legal jurisdiction | West Virginia |
| Governing body | Government of West Virginia |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | South Charleston, West Virginia |
| State Troopers | 628 (as of 2019) |
| Civilian members | 383 (as of 2019) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | West Virginia Department of Homeland Security |
| Troops | 8 |
| Detachments | 60 |
| Website | |
| http://www.wvsp.gov | |
The West Virginia State Police (WVSP) is a state law enforcement agency in the United States that provides police services to the residents of West Virginia. It is the fourth-oldest state police agency in the US. The WVSP was disbanded due to their involvement in quelling of the uprisings on behalf of the coal and mine companies which were surrounding the concept of organized labor in the coal and mine industries. The WVSP was then reorganized as the Department of Public Safety in the second extraordinary session of the West Virginia Legislature on June 19, 1919, as a result of their involvement.[3]
- ^ https://www.wvsp.gov/about/Documents/AnnualReports/2019annualReport.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: West Virginia". Census.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "WV State Police". www.wvsp.gov.
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