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| Common name | Arkansas State Police |
| Abbreviation | ASP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | March 19, 1935 |
| Employees | 949 (as of July 2024) [1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Arkansas, USA |
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| Size | 53,179 square miles (137,730 km2) |
| Population | 2,834,797 (2007 est.)[2] |
| Legal jurisdiction |  Arkansas |
| Governing body | Government of Arkansas |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| State Troopers | 586 (authorized, as of 2022)[3] |
| Civilians | 384 (as of Oct 2023)[1] |
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| Parent agency | Arkansas Department of Public Safety |
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| Troops | 12 |
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| Arkansas State Police | |
The Arkansas State Police is a state police division of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety and the "premier" law enforcement agency in the State of Arkansas. The Arkansas State Police is responsible for enforcing motor vehicle laws, traffic laws, and criminal laws. The Arkansas State Police serves as an assisting agency to local law enforcement agencies within the State of Arkansas and has statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities, criminal investigations, and crimes against children investigations.[4]
- ^ a b USDOJ Statistics Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2007 Population Estimates". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Arkansas State Police needs starting salary boost to keep officers, agency director tells lawmakers | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". 19 January 2022.
- ^ Arkansas Code Annotated § 12-8-106