Survey responses were received from 94 California Highway Patrol offices, 113 police departments, and 12 county sheriff offices. In 1994, 5,339 police pursuits were initiated in California; 52 percent began when a police officer attempted to make an enforcement stop for a minor violation and the violator fled. In the same year, 73 percent of those apprehended in police pursuits were charged with felony violations and about two-thirds of felony arrests were for charges other than evading a police officer. The data indicate that police training and supervision in emergency pursuit driving are crucial, that police pursuits are necessary but should be conducted in a responsible manner, and that the initiating event of a pursuit is the overriding consideration in whether the pursuit should be continued. The survey form is contained in an annex. 20 references, 7 tables, and 18 figures