 takes you away from patrolling the roads, correct? It sure does. So let's put things in perspective. The state of South Dakota, pretty good-sized state, has 167, last time I checked, 167 troopers. By comparison, Delaware, the second smallest geographical state in the country, has over 700. Why is that? That is because two-thirds of our state, Kenton, Sussex County, do not have either county police or county sheriffs.