Utah Highway Patrol
| Utah Highway Patrol | |
|---|---|
Patch of Utah Highway Patrol | |
| Abbreviation | UHP |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1923 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 600 (as of 2014) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Utah, United States |
| Map of Utah Highway Patrol's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 84,889 square miles (219,860 km2) |
| Population | 3,101,833 (2017 est.) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Utah |
| Governing body | Utah Department of Public Safety |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Taylorsville |
| Troopers | 458 (authorised, as of 2021) |
| Civilian members | 131 (as of 2014) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Utah Department of Public Safety |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 29 |
| Website | |
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The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) is the functional equivalent of state police for the State of Utah in the United States. Its sworn members, known as Troopers, are certified law enforcement officers and have statewide jurisdiction. It was created to "patrol or police the highways within this state of Utah and to enforce the state statutes as required."
The Utah Highway Patrol is a division of the Utah Department of Public Safety.