<P> A general trend has been to bring all of these agencies under a state - level Department of Public Safety . Additionally , they may serve under different state departments , such as the Highway Patrol under the state Department of Transportation and the Marine patrol under the Department of Natural Resources . Twenty - three U.S. states use the term `` State Police . '' Forty - nine states have a State Police agency or its equivalent , with Hawaii being the only state without a so - designated statewide police agency . </P>
<P> A general trend has been to bring all of these agencies under a state - level Department of Public Safety . Additionally , they may serve under different state departments , such as the Highway Patrol under the state Department of Transportation and the Marine patrol under the Department of Natural Resources . Twenty - three U.S. states use the term `` State Police . '' Forty - nine states have a State Police agency or its equivalent , with Hawaii being the only state without a so - designated statewide police agency . </P>
who has the authority to establish a state police agency
who has the authority to establish a state police agency
U.S. states
U.S. states