Ohio State Highway Patrol
| Ohio State Highway Patrol | |
|---|---|
Patch of the Ohio State Highway Patrol | |
Badge of Ohio State Highway Patrol | |
| Abbreviation | OSHP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1933 |
| Employees | 2,402 (as of 2014) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Ohio, US |
| Ohio State Highway Patrol districts and posts | |
| Size | 44,825 square miles (116,100 km2) |
| Population | 11,689,442 (July 1, 2018) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio |
| Troopers | 1,598 (as of 2014) |
| Civilian Members | 804 (as of 2014) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ohio Department of Public Safety |
| Districts | 9 |
| Website | |
| http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/ | |
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and has the primary responsibility of traffic enforcement in the U.S. state of Ohio.