Trooper is a rank used by several civilian state law enforcement organizations in the

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. In its plural form, state troopers, it generally refers to sworn members of a state law enforcement agency,

state police State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. These forces typically have jurisdiction o ...

, state

highway patrol A highway patrol is a police unit, detail, or law enforcement agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways within a jurisdiction. They are also referred to in many countri ...

, or state department of public safety, even though those officers may not necessarily be of the rank of trooper.

Australia

Early Australian police forces had officers termed troopers, typically

mounted police Mounted police are police who patrol on horseback or camelback. Their day-to-day function is typically picturesque or ceremonial, but they are also employed in crowd control because of their mobile mass and height advantage and increasingly in th ...

. For example, the classic Australian folk song " Waltzing Matilda" contains the line ''"Down came the troopers, they come once more one two three one, two, three,"'' referring to three mounted police who had come to arrest the swagman. The term is no longer in current usage in Australia.

United States

In the Louisiana State Police, trooper is a rank below trooper first class, and above

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. The insignia for this rank consists of a gold colored ''TPR'' collar pin worn on the wearer's right lapel. Cadets who complete the state police academy are automatically promoted to trooper. The title of address is "trooper". Usage in other agencies or countries may vary. In the United States, state agencies are referred to

. The rank of trooper is used by the following state agencies within the United States: * Alabama Highway Patrol * Alaska State Troopers * Arizona Highway Patrol * Arkansas State Police * California Highway Patrol * Colorado State Patrol * Connecticut State Police * Delaware State Police * Florida Highway Patrol * Georgia State Patrol * Idaho State Police *

Illinois State Police The Illinois State Police (ISP) is the state police agency of the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois State Police is responsible for traffic safety on more than 300,000 miles of total roadway, including 2,185 miles of interstate highways and ...

* Indiana State Police * Iowa State Patrol * Kansas Highway Patrol * Kentucky State Police * Louisiana State Police * Maine State Police *

Massachusetts State Police The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, responsible for law enforcement and vehicle regulation across the state. As of 2024, it has 2,500 sworn troop ...

* Maryland State Police * Michigan State Police * Minnesota State Patrol * Mississippi Highway Patrol * Missouri State Highway Patrol * Nevada Highway Patrol * New Jersey State Police * New York State Police * North Carolina State Highway Patrol * North Dakota Highway Patrol * Ohio State Highway Patrol * Oklahoma Highway Patrol * Oregon State Police * Pennsylvania State Police * Rhode Island State Police * South Carolina Highway Patrol * South Dakota Highway Patrol *

Texas Highway Patrol The Texas Highway Patrol is a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety and is the largest state-level law enforcement agency in the U.S. state of Texas. The patrol's primary duties are enforcement of state traffic laws and commercial moto ...

* Utah Highway Patrol * Vermont State Police * Virginia State Police * Washington State Patrol * West Virginia State Police * Wyoming Highway Patrol

Wildlife trooper

Wildlife trooper Is a rank commonly used in the western United States associated with the duties of a

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. Currently this title is used in the states of

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and

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

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Australia

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Wildlife trooper

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