The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Albany Police
2,846 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmAlameda County
Albany Police is the police department for the city of Albany, in Alameda County. This page shows what its officers spend their time on, from the stops the department reported to the state for 2024.
People stopped
About 8 a day
2,846 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 22%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,846 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
33% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Albany Police
Alameda County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Alameda County. Albany Police is highlighted.
On foot18% 8th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation79% 7th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service14% 7th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 6th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning64% 2nd of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation19% 9th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest7% 11th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 11th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched12% 8th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed11% 9th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
This page covers the work only. Pay, hiring steps and test rules for this department are not on the site yet. Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps may not be real.