Traffic Bureau

Our Motorcycle Officers ride the Honda ST1300P Police Motorcycle.

The Traffic/Aero Bureau is commanded by a Police Lieutenant and consists of 1 Motorcycle Sergeant, 1 Accident Investigation Sergeant, 2 Accident Investigation Officers, and 14 Motorcycle Officers. Additionally, there are 15 full time parking control officers monitoring parking meters and enforcing street sweeping and other parking problems within the city.

The primary function of the Traffic/Aero Bureau is to provide for safe movement of traffic within the City of Huntington Beach.

Our Motorcycle Officers investigate traffic collisions, enforce traffic laws to reduce traffic collisions and assist Patrol officers. The Accident Investigation Officers primary duties are the follow-up investigations on major traffic collisions and hit and run investigations.

During the Calendar Year 2011, there were a total of 2886 collision reports taken by the department. The Traffic Bureau took 75% of these.

Effective June 1, 2012, the Huntington Beach Police Department no longer investigates or documents most non-injury traffic collisions. This is primary due to budget constraints of the City and other options are available to those involved in a non-injury traffic collision.

If you are the victim of a hit and run, you can report this online

Copies of Traffic Collision reports can be obtained at http://huntingtonbchpd.policereports.us

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) website provides information on how to report a traffic accident. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv-virtual-office/accident-reporting/

TRAFFIC TABLE OF CONTENTS

HUNTINGTON BEACH TRAFFIC COLLISION HISTORY

*As of August 9, 2012

TRAFFIC STOPS What to do or what not to do when pulled over	TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INFORMATION Traffic Collisions & Investigations What to do in a traffic accident
PARKING CONTROL AND CITATION INFORMATION How do you solve your parking problems?	ALTERNATE VEHICLE INFORMATION Pocket Bikes, Motorized Bikes, Scooters - Are they legal?
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY NEAR OUR SCHOOLS Information on Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety near our schools in Huntington Beach.	"THE BOOT" The HBPD utilizes "the Boot" to enforce unpaid parking citations.
AERO BUREAU Information on the "HB-1" helicopter program.	DIRECTED ENFORCEMENT Directed Enforcement for Traffic Speeders racing through your neighborhood? Make a request for special traffic enforcement.

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Contact Information

City of Huntington Beach
Police Department
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA
Request non-emergency police service:
(714) 960-8825
General Information:
(714) 960-8811
Fax: (714) 536-5605
Email:
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