The Santa Fe Springs Area, under the command of Captain David Moeller, is a 140 law enforcement professionals and civilian support staff committed to public safety and community service. Arguably one of the busiest CHP commands, the members of the Area take great pride in the communities they serve and represent.
The Santa Fe Springs Area is located in the southeast portion of Los Angeles County, encompassing the cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Lakewood, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier.
The Santa Fe Springs Area has jurisdictional traffic management responsibilities for the unincorporated communities of Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights Southeast Whittier and West Whittier with a combined total of approximately 420 county roadway miles.
Five major freeways, accounting for 135 roadway miles, traverse the Santa Fe Springs Area, Interstate 5, Interstate 105, Interstate 605, State Route 60 and State Route 91. These freeways move an Annual Average Daily Traffic of approximately 1,202,000 motorists to and from the Inland Empire and Orange County to the Greater Los Angeles Area.
The communities encompassing the Santa Fe Springs Area are diversely populated. The Area is home to Little India in the City of Artesia, the Pico Rivera Rodeo, and the largest Buddhist Temple in the Western Hemisphere, Hsi Lai Temple, located in the unincorporated community of Hacienda Heights.
The Santa Fe Springs Area shares great partnerships with the cities and unincorporated communities within its geographic serve area, providing law enforcement assistance and educational services. The Area is proudly committed in providing assistance and participating in a number of annual community events. Such as, Public Safety Expo’s, National Night Out, the 4th of July Parade in Hacienda Heights and the Buckboard Parade in Rowland Heights.
The Area is committed in conveying the message of driving safely every time a motorist get behind the wheel, by providing safety educational programs in an effort to reduce the loss of life. Programs like: Start Smart (a program for teen drivers and parents), Every 15 Minutes (a program to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving to juniors and seniors at local high schools), KEYS (a program for senior drivers). The Area is very proactive in seeking and removing impaired drivers before they can cause a devastating consequence. With these educational programs and proactive actions through enforcement the Area can help in the reduction of traffic collisions causing fatalities and injuries to motorists, who live in the area and those who commute through the Santa Fe Springs Area.
Contact our office to learn more information on how to safely utilize child passenger safety seats, teach new drivers the challenges of the road, or learn safety tips for driving in inclement weather or in high volume traffic. You can help us by driving defensively and safely, obeying the speed laws, and being courteous on the road.
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