The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Arcata Police
5,908 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amHumboldt County
Arcata Police is the police department for the city of Arcata, in Humboldt 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 16 a day
5,908 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, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,908 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Arcata Police
Humboldt County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Humboldt County. Arcata Police is highlighted.
On foot42% 2nd of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation54% 4th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service16% 4th of 6 in Humboldt County
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Person perceived as unhoused4% 3rd of 6 in Humboldt County
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How stops end
Verbal warning41% 5th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation23% 2nd of 6 in Humboldt County
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Arrest22% 3rd of 6 in Humboldt County
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Psychiatric hold1% 4th of 6 in Humboldt County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched26% 3rd of 6 in Humboldt County
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Handcuffed24% 4th of 6 in Humboldt County
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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.