Florida Highway Patrol

Florida Highway Patrol
Florida Highway Patrol
	FHP patch
	FHP seal
	FHP Badge
Abbreviation	FHP
Motto	Courtesy, Service, Protection
Agency overview
Formed	1939
Preceding agencies	State Road Department (1930's); Motor Carrier Compliance (absorbed 2011);
Employees	2,496 (total)
Annual budget	$259.9 million (2019)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Florida, US
	FHP Troops & Boundaries
Size	65,795 square miles (170,410 km2)
Population	21,477,737 (2019)
Legal jurisdiction	Statewide
Governing body	Florida Legislature
Constituting instrument	§321.05, Florida Statutes;
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Tallahassee, Florida
Troopers	1,982 (authorized, as of 2023)
Civilian employees	514 Civilian Employees (2024)
Agency executives	Colonel Gary L. Howze, Director; Lt. Colonel Robert Chandler, Deputy Director of Patrol Operations; Lt. Colonel Joseph C. Harrison, Deputy Director, Executive Officer; Lt. Colonel Mark Brown, Deputy Director of Support Operations;
Parent agency	Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Specialized Areas	List Academy ; Aviation ; Auxiliary ; Background Investigation ; Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence (BCII) ; Contraband Interdiction Unit (CIU) ; Commercial Vehicle Enforcement ; Fleet & Property ; Honor Guard ; K-9 ; Mobile Field Force ; Motors ; Office of Professional Compliance ; Public Affairs Offices (PAO) ; Quick Response Force (QRF) ; Recruitment ; Special Response Team (SRT) ; Traffic Homicide Investigation ;
Troop Headquarters	List Troop A - Panama City ; Troop B - Lake City ; Troop C - Tampa ; Troop D - Orlando ; Troop E - Miami ; Troop F - Fort Myers ; Troop G - Jacksonville ; Troop H - Tallahassee ; Troop I - Tallahassee ; Troop J - Orlando ; Troop K - Ocoee ; Troop L - Lake Worth;
Facilities
Commands	List 12 Troops ; 30 District Patrol Stations ; 1 Statewide Training Academy ; 7 Regional Communication Centers;
Common Vehicles	List Ford Explorer Interceptor; Chevrolet Tahoe; Dodge Charger; Harley Davidson Motorcycle; Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles;
Airplanes	9
Dogs	31
Notables
Awards	CALEA Accreditation; Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA);
Website
	Official Website

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. It is Florida's highway patrol and is the primary law enforcement agency charged with investigating traffic crashes and criminal laws on the state's highways.