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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is a highway patrol agency created in 1929 to ensure road safety in California.
On July 12, 1995 the California State Police was merged into the CHP. This added to the mandate of the CHP. In addition to safety on the state's roads, they are now responsible for the safety of all state elected officials and people who work in or are utilizing a state building in California, such as the State Capital Building in Sacramento.
They also publish data on traffic accidents in California from a database called SWITRS (Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System).
