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

What the job looks like at Arcadia Police

3,019 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmLos Angeles County

Arcadia Police is the police department for the city of Arcadia, in Los Angeles 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

3,019 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, 22%.

Busiest hour for stops
7pm to 8pm
27% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
22nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops that came from a call
32%
The rest the officer started
5th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops on foot
36%
1,085 of 3,019
4th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Median stop length
15 min

Where Arcadia Police works

Filled: Arcadia city limits.
Name in the state file
ARCADIA PD
People stopped, 2024
3,019
Separate stops, 2024
2,797

Other departments in Los Angeles County

What Arcadia Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance22%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Theft, burglary or stolen property8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Speeding5%
Trespassing4%
Mental health hold3%
Outstanding warrant3%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats2%
Everything else26%

The main reason recorded for each of 3,019 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

27% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Arcadia Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Arcadia Police is highlighted.

On foot36% 4th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation59% 50th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service32% 5th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 23rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning42% 19th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation16% 49th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest30% 1st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold4% 3rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched35% 1st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed28% 2nd of 53 in Los Angeles 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.

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