page_title: Missouri State Highway Patrol
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: Missouri State Highway Patrol / Organization
caption_attribution_description: English: Missouri State Highway Patrol.
context_page_description: The Missouri State Highway Patrol is the highway patrol agency for Missouri and has jurisdiction anywhere within the state.
  In 1992, MSHP became the 10th state law enforcement agency to receive accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
  Colonel Eric T. Olson has been serving as the 24th Superintendent since March 15, 2019. He was confirmed by the Missouri Senate on March 14, 2019.
  The Missouri State Highway Patrol is a division of the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
context_section_description: General Headquarters (GHQ) and the Law Enforcement Academy are located in Jefferson City, Missouri, the state capital.
  The state is divided into nine Troops, with Troop headquarters and communications centers located in the following cities:
  Troop A: Lee's Summit (Kansas City)
  Troop B: Macon
  Troop C: Weldon Spring (St. Louis)
  Troop D: Springfield
  Troop E: Poplar Bluff
  Troop F: Jefferson City
  Troop G: Willow Springs
  Troop H: St. Joseph
  Troop I: Rolla
  In addition, three of the Troops maintain service centers:
  Troop C: Park Hills
  Troop D: Carthage
  Troop E: Sikeston
  Recruiting & Community Outreach Division is housed in the MSHP General Headquarters in Jefferson City, Missouri.
caption: A state trooper during the Ferguson unrest, September 2014
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