Situated approximately three miles south of downtown Los Angeles, Exposition Park is a 160-acre state park overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency and administrated by the Office of Exposition Park Management. In addition to open park grounds suitable for picnicking and friendly gatherings, several important institutions offer a variety of rich cultural and educational experiences to visitors and students. These include the California Science Center, California African American Museum, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Banc of California Stadium, Expo Center, and the future Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
The Exposition Park Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides essential police services to meet the park’s unique safety and law enforcement needs. Since 2014, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has been contracted to provide management, leadership, training, and policy development for the DPS. This is accomplished by a small but dedicated cadre of CHP officers, sergeants, managers, and clerical staff from CHP’s Southern Division who work alongside the DPS officers 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
In addition to their work with the DPS, the CHP Exposition Park Unit coordinates the Department’s participation in a variety of special events that occur at Exposition Park and within the greater Los Angeles region. These include professional Major League Soccer games, collegiate and professional football games, music concerts, planned demonstrations and rallies, parades, and festivals. Events such as these provide important opportunities for the CHP to engage with its service population at major events and gatherings, develop meaningful working relationships with our law enforcement partners, and assume the full spectrum of law enforcement responsibilities as California’s premier state police agency.
