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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is the principal state police agency for the U.S. state of California. The CHP has primary patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and roads and streets outside city limits, and can exercise law enforcement powers anywhere within the state.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
- Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
- ECrime Unit
- Retirement Letter Requests
- Remove Your DNA Sample from The DNA Database
The Attorney General's Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse works aggressively to investigate and prosecute those who would rob taxpayers of millions of dollars each year and divert scarce health care resources from the needy. The Bureau also protects patients in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities from abuse or neglect.
The Attorney General's eCrime Unitworks aggressively to investigate and prosecute multi-jurisdictional criminal organizations, networks, and groups that perpetrate identity theft crimes and technology crimes in which an electronic device or network is used to commit a crime; an electronic device or network is used to facilitate a crime; or an elect...
On behalf of the Department of Justice, and as a representative of the largest law enforcement agency, the California Attorney General (AG) is committed to recognizing the dedication of law enforcement officials who work to ensure the protection of the citizens throughout the State of California. The AG’s Division of Law Enforcement recognizes the ...
If your DNA was taken at arrest, you can ask to have it removed from DNA Databases, under the following conditions:
Almost half of California’s law enforcement officers work for municipal police departments. In 2022 there were 116,000 full-time law enforcement employees in California; roughly 76,100 were sworn law enforcement officers (with full arrest powers) and about 40,000 were civilian staff.
The California State Police (CSP) was the state-level security police agency from 1887 to 1995 for the U.S. state of California. It merged with the California Highway Patrol in 1995.
Most of the department's vacancies are in metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, the San Joaquin Valley, and or desert areas. Nearly all officers begin their careers in one of those locations.
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Conduct Enforcement. Enforces the regulations for conduct on Postal Service property, and, where authorized, writes citations for violations of these regulations; ensures compliance with security and, safety policies and procedures. Arrests. Makes arrests in accordance with jurisdictional authority. Gives Testimony.
