The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Arroyo Grande Police
1,142 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSan Luis Obispo County
Arroyo Grande Police is the police department for the city of Arroyo Grande, in San Luis Obispo 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 3 a day
1,142 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 22%.
What Arroyo Grande Police officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment22%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Speeding13%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Registration, plates or insurance8%
Phone use while driving6%
School or truancy matter3%
Outstanding warrant2%
Trespassing1%
License problem1%
Everything else20%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,142 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Arroyo Grande Police
San Luis Obispo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Luis Obispo County. Arroyo Grande Police is highlighted.
On foot16% 7th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation81% 5th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 3rd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 1st of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning40% 6th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation24% 6th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest8% 6th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 6th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 4th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 2nd of 9 in San Luis Obispo 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.