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%.
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% 182nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation76% 277th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service11% 206th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 255th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning57% 106th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation15% 305th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest15% 112th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 242nd 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 searched26% 22nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed21% 55th 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.