West Virginia State Police

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West Virginia State Police
Patch of West Virginia State Police
Abbreviation	WVSP
Agency overview
Formed	June 29, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-06-29)
Preceding agency	West Virginia Department of Public Safety
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	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	South Charleston, West Virginia
State Troopers	628 (as of 2019)
Civilian members	383 (as of 2019)
Agency executive	Jack Chambers, Superintendent-Colonel
Parent agency	West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
Troops	8
Detachments	60
Website
Official website

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]