On behalf of the dedicated men and women of the Central Los Angeles Area of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), I’d like to welcome you to our webpage. The Central Los Angeles Area, under the command of Captain Jared Perry, is comprised of a diverse workforce with approximately 142 uniformed and civilian members. Each of our employees are dedicated in providing the highest level of safety, service, and security to our residents, businesses, and visitors, ensuring Central Los Angeles is the safest place to live, work, and travel. Arguably one of the busiest CHP commands in the state, the members of the Area take great pride in the communities they serve and represent.
In 1969, the CHP Central Los Angeles Area was inaugurated with the purpose of providing the highest level of safety, service, and security to the people of California. Since then, Los Angeles has grown exponentially. Presently, Los Angeles has a population of approximately four million with over eight million registered vehicles. An assortment of skyscrapers associated with large multinational corporations have been erected creating a unique skyline symbolic of downtown Los Angeles known worldwide. The downtown area features landmarks such as “El Pueblo de Los Angeles,” the city’s 1781 birthplace, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Arts District, Fashion District, Financial District, Jewelry District, concert venues, and sports facilities. A variety of museums, cutting-edge restaurants, public art, and retail stores are all within walking distance generating an exceptional opportunity for sightseeing, gastronomy, shopping, and entertainment attracting worldwide tourism as well as residents from throughout the region all year long. Sports fans can catch the court-pounding action of the Lakers and/or Clippers, or the puck-smashing Kings at the Cypto.com Arena. Football fans can see exciting USC Trojan Football at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum or enjoy a Los Angeles Football Club MLS soccer game at the new state of the art Banc of California Stadium. The Microsoft Theater, Hollywood Bowl, Disney Hall, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Greek Theater host world famous musical concerts and performing arts events. Meanwhile, Dodger Stadium is just a short drive north for nine innings of MLB baseball and Dodger dogs.
CHP Central Los Angeles Area employees carry a substantial amount of responsibility working diligently 24/7 to ensure a safe environment for the movement of people and goods traveling in and out of the downtown Los Angeles Area. Our uniformed staff patrols 52 miles of freeways including the East Los Angeles Interchange (Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Interchange) considered the busiest freeway interchange in the world. The southern portion alone handles over 550,000 vehicles per day. Four numbered routes converge at the interchange: Interstate 5 (I-5), I-10, U.S. Route 101 (US-101), and State Route 60 (SR-60). Central Los Angeles is the meeting place of four separate highways: I-5 (Golden State Freeway/Santa Ana Freeway), I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway/Santa Monica Freeway), SR-60 East (Pomona Freeway), and US-101 (Santa Ana Freeway). Further North, our officers also patrol the iconic concrete landmark “Four-Level Freeway Interchange” merging the US 101 and SR-110 (Pasadena Freeway). Central Los Angeles CHP personnel also patrol the SR-2, Glendale Freeway and I-110, Harbor Freeway.
We take pride in providing law enforcement services to numerous state properties and state agencies. We rely on our strong working relationships with allied law enforcement agencies in the area to enforce the law, preserve the peace, and protect the innocent from victimization. Working closely with such agencies benefits the local communities, developing effective communication techniques, and coordinate expedited response to calls for service to establish joint emergency incident handling procedures.
Central Los Angeles Area personnel are committed to conveying the message of driving safely every time a motorist gets behind the wheel by enforcing the law and providing safety educational program presentations to prevent injuries and the loss of life in traffic related accidents. Programs such as: Start Smart (a program for teen drivers and parents), Every 15 Minutes and Right Turn, (programs to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving to middle school and high school students), KEYS (a program for senior drivers), Designated Driver Program (to encourage one individual to abstain from consuming alcoholic beverages for an outing so that they can be responsible for transporting other members of the group safely), Child Passenger Safety Program, El Protector Program (educational presentations for the Spanish speaking community) and raising awareness about the dangers of driving distracted. The Area is proactive in seeking and removing impaired drivers before they can cause a devastating consequence. With each educational presentation and with every enforcement stop we make, we are reducing the chances of you or a loved one being involved in a collision. While the exact number of lives we save and the true extent of the pain we prevent can never be known, you can rest assured, we will continue our efforts 24/7.
We welcome your questions, comments, or concerns. You can contact us by calling the Central Los Angeles Area office at (213) 744-2331.
