California Highway Patrol
law enforcement agency in California, USA
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Summary
California Highway Patrol is a highway patrol[1]. It draws 4,333 Wikipedia views per month (highway patrol category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: state police[4]
- Commissioned by: Amanda Rey[5]
- Headquarters location: Sacramento[6]
- Commons category: California Highway Patrol[7]
- Inception: August 14, 1929[8]
- Parent organization or unit: California State Transportation Agency[9]
- Authority: California State Legislature[10]
- Official website: https://chp.ca.gov[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:California Highway Patrol[12]
- Applies to jurisdiction: California[13]
- Population: 39,536,653[14]
- Employees: 10,551[15], 11,000[16]
- Motto text: Safety, Service and Security[17]
- Short name: CHP[18]
- Length: 163,696 square mile[19]
- Area: 423,970 km²[20]
- Capital cost: 2.8 billion[21]
- Operating area: California[22]
- Social media followers: 50,005[23], 46,985[24], 5000[25]
Why It Matters
California Highway Patrol has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]