The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

California police departments, by county

What officers do at 374 police and sheriff departments in 56 California counties, from the 2,849,317 stops they reported to the state for 2024. San Diego County departments also have pay and hiring details.

Departments with a page

374

In 56 counties. Pick a county, or see how departments rank statewide.

Statewide rankings

Counties

Alameda County14 departments. 73,489 people stopped.Amador County3 departments. 6,949 people stopped.Butte County5 departments. 21,663 people stopped.Calaveras County2 departments. 4,555 people stopped.Colusa County3 departments. 4,672 people stopped.Contra Costa County17 departments. 72,598 people stopped.Del Norte County1 department. 592 people stopped.El Dorado County3 departments. 15,072 people stopped.Fresno County15 departments. 80,453 people stopped.Glenn County2 departments. 1,102 people stopped.Humboldt County5 departments. 18,628 people stopped.Imperial County5 departments. 18,385 people stopped.Inyo County2 departments. 2,161 people stopped.Kern County10 departments. 78,279 people stopped.Kings County5 departments. 21,484 people stopped.Lake County3 departments. 9,127 people stopped.Lassen County2 departments. 3,088 people stopped.Los Angeles County44 departments. 793,206 people stopped.Madera County3 departments. 14,167 people stopped.Marin County8 departments. 21,851 people stopped.Mariposa County1 department. 604 people stopped.Mendocino County4 departments. 7,328 people stopped.Merced County7 departments. 24,101 people stopped.Modoc County1 department. 371 people stopped.Mono County2 departments. 1,965 people stopped.Monterey County13 departments. 20,170 people stopped.Napa County4 departments. 11,892 people stopped.Nevada County4 departments. 6,286 people stopped.Orange County22 departments. 209,790 people stopped.Placer County5 departments. 40,437 people stopped.Plumas County1 department. 1,088 people stopped.Riverside County13 departments. 112,029 people stopped.Sacramento County6 departments. 118,883 people stopped.San Benito County2 departments. 7,839 people stopped.San Bernardino County11 departments. 169,906 people stopped.San Diego County11 departments. 204,621 people stopped.San Francisco County2 departments. 27,654 people stopped.San Joaquin County8 departments. 41,370 people stopped.San Luis Obispo County8 departments. 25,926 people stopped.San Mateo County16 departments. 87,294 people stopped.Santa Barbara County5 departments. 21,306 people stopped.Santa Clara County10 departments. 70,174 people stopped.Santa Cruz County5 departments. 27,760 people stopped.Shasta County3 departments. 19,029 people stopped.Sierra County1 department. 333 people stopped.Siskiyou County4 departments. 6,049 people stopped.Solano County8 departments. 43,151 people stopped.Sonoma County10 departments. 66,493 people stopped.Stanislaus County6 departments. 44,740 people stopped.Sutter County2 departments. 8,881 people stopped.Tehama County3 departments. 7,163 people stopped.Tulare County8 departments. 33,748 people stopped.Tuolumne County2 departments. 5,152 people stopped.Ventura County6 departments. 81,780 people stopped.Yolo County5 departments. 21,476 people stopped.Yuba County3 departments. 11,007 people stopped.

The 20 departments that stopped the most people in 2024

1. Los Angeles Police348,617

2. Los Angeles County Sheriff232,126

3. San Diego Police103,463

4. San Bernardino County Sheriff66,086

5. Orange County Sheriff62,170

6. Riverside County Sheriff42,115

7. Sacramento Police41,966

8. Sacramento County Sheriff34,233

9. Bakersfield Police34,083

10. Fresno Police32,028

11. Ventura County Sheriff31,407

12. San Francisco Police27,268

13. San Jose Police26,610

14. Santa Rosa Police25,925

15. Glendale Police25,774

16. Sheriff25,064

17. San Bernardino Police25,008

18. Anaheim Police24,784

19. Rialto Police22,242

20. Modesto Police21,485

City police and county sheriffs only. The Highway Patrol, campus, school, transit and park police are not included yet.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.