Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz this week joined Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson, State Patrol Colonel Christina Bogojevic, Roseville Mayor Dan Roe, and state and local leaders to break ground on a new Minnesota State Patrol headquarters in Roseville.
The project follows Walz’s longtime advocacy for a dedicated State Patrol headquarters, which he first proposed in 2023 and signed into law in 2025. The first headquarters built specifically for the State Patrol, the facility will consolidate operations in a secure, modern location designed to strengthen emergency response, coordination, training, recruitment, retention, and service to Minnesotans for generations to come. Photos from the event are available here.
“Public safety infrastructure is more than concrete and steel; it is the foundation for the people and partnerships that keep Minnesotans safe,” said Walz. “Our historic investments in public safety and infrastructure are making Minnesota’s communities safer and giving public safety professionals the tools they need to serve. This new headquarters is another major win for public safety, honoring the State Patrol’s extraordinary dedication and providing troopers with the modern facility, technology, and centralized resources they need to build a safer state for generations to come.
The Minnesota State Patrol is the state’s primary traffic enforcement agency, with more than 800 employees, including more than 600 troopers, Capitol security officers, commercial vehicle inspectors, 911 dispatchers, and support staff. State Patrol responsibilities include responding to crashes, investigating serious collisions, conducting flight patrols and search-andrescue missions, inspecting school buses and commercial vehicles, and providing Capitol security and executive protection.
The headquarters is part of the Walz-Flanagan Administration’s broader investment in public safety infrastructure and law enforcement across Minnesota. The administration has provided $3.8 billion in public safety resources to all 87 counties and 11 Tribal Nations, opened a new State Emergency Operations Center in 2025, and broke ground on additional facilities, including a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension regional office in Mankato. Minnesota has also passed five bonding bills under Governor Walz, including the two largest bonding bills in state history, investing $8.9 billion in statewide capital improvement projects.
Those investments are helping produce results. According to the 2025 Uniform Crime Report, violent crime declined 14 percent in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area and 9 percent in greater Minnesota. Minnesota’s violent crime rate fell to its lowest level since 2019.
