The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Atwater Police
3,014 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmMerced County
Atwater Police is the police department for the city of Atwater, in Merced 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
3,014 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, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,014 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
40% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Atwater Police
Merced County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Merced County. Atwater Police is highlighted.
On foot12% 3rd of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation85% 6th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 4th of 8 in Merced County
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 4th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning60% 4th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation14% 5th of 8 in Merced County
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Arrest15% 1st of 8 in Merced County
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Psychiatric hold0% 2nd of 8 in Merced County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 2nd of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 2nd of 8 in Merced 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.