Minnesota State Patrol

Minnesota State Patrol
Official Patch of the Minnesota State Patrol
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Logo
Abbreviation	MSP
Agency overview
Formed	1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Preceding agency	Minnesota Highway Patrol (1929–1973)
Employees	886 (as of 2017)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	State of Minnesota, United States
Minnesota State Patrol Districts
Size	87,014 square miles (225,370 km2)
Population	5,628,162 (2018 est.)[2]
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	St. Paul, Minnesota
Troopers	600 (as of 2023)[3]
Civilian employees	295 (as of 2017)[4]
Agency executive	Colonel Matthew C Langer[5]
Parent agency	Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Patrol Districts	11
Facilities
Stations	61
Website
Minnesota State Patrol

The Minnesota State Patrol is the primary state patrol agency for Minnesota and serves as the de facto state police for the state. While Minnesota State Patrol troopers have full powers of arrest throughout the state, their primary function is traffic safety and vehicle law enforcement. The State Patrol is a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.^[6]