The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Atascadero Police
1,531 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSan Luis Obispo County
Atascadero Police is the police department for the city of Atascadero, 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 4 a day
1,531 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, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,531 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
39% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Atascadero 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. Atascadero Police is highlighted.
On foot25% 2nd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation70% 8th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service21% 2nd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 2nd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning59% 3rd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation5% 9th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest18% 1st of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 1st 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 searched20% 1st of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed18% 1st 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.