The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Amador County Sheriff
3,136 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmAmador County
Amador County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Amador 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 9 a day
3,136 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 48%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
45% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
12th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
3%
The rest the officer started
373rd of 434 in California
Stops on foot
4%
138 of 3,136
390th of 434 in California
Median stop length
6 min
Where Amador County Sheriff works
Filled: Amador County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Amador County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance48%
Lights, tint or equipment22%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Speeding2%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
License problem1%
Parole or probation check1%
Trespassing1%
Everything else17%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,136 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
45% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Amador County Sheriff
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Amador County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot4% 390th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation94% 49th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service3% 373rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 411th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning82% 3rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation4% 416th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 322nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 241st of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched11% 196th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed7% 285th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.