North Carolina State Highway Patrol

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible.

Since 1929 the mission of the Highway Patrol has not changed.  Since our first group of Patrolmen in 1929, the State Highway Patrol now has more than 1,800 State Troopers who cover more than 80,000 miles of North Carolina roadways. Troopers also guide traffic during hurricane evacuations or re-route traffic around hazardous chemical spills.