page_title: New York State Police
section_title: Troops
hierarchical_section_title: New York State Police / Structure and organization / Troops
caption_attribution_description: English: IMGP5165 New York State Troopers arrive.
context_page_description: The New York State Police is the official state police force of the U.S. state of New York and employs over 5,000 sworn
  state troopers. It is part of the New York State Executive Department, ref. Executive Law § 31. "There shall be in the executive department the following divisions: [...] The Division of State Police."
context_section_description: The NYSP divides New York state geographically into eleven "Troops," each comprising a specific geographic area, usually several counties.  Each is supervised by a "Troop Commander" usually of the rank of Major.  NYSP Troops cover the following counties and regions as listed:
  Each Troop encompasses 2–4 "Zones" which are referred to simply by a Zone number. There are up to several "sub-stations" located within each zone.
caption: NY State Police unit at the scene of a motor vehicle accident, Delaware County, New York
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