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

What the job looks like at Anderson Police

2,242 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmShasta County

Anderson Police is the police department for the city of Anderson, in Shasta 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 6 a day

2,242 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, 29%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
35% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
53rd of 374 in California
Stops that came from a call
11%
The rest the officer started
173rd of 374 in California
Stops on foot
19%
416 of 2,242
147th of 374 in California
Median stop length
10 min

Where Anderson Police works

Filled: Anderson city limits.
Name in the state file
ANDERSON PD
People stopped, 2024
2,242
Separate stops, 2024
2,041

Other departments in Shasta County

What Anderson Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance29%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Speeding10%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Parole or probation check1%
Everything else20%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,242 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

35% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Anderson Police
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. Anderson Police is highlighted.

On foot19% 147th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation76% 247th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service11% 173rd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 214th of 374 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning57% 77th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation15% 266th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest15% 107th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 211th of 374 in California
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched26% 19th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed21% 50th of 374 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.

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