The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Auburn Police
2,758 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmPlacer County
Auburn Police is the police department for the city of Auburn, in Placer 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
2,758 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, 24%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,758 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
35% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Auburn Police
Placer County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Placer County. Auburn Police is highlighted.
On foot10% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation88% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 3rd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning74% 1st of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation3% 5th of 5 in Placer County
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Arrest9% 4th of 5 in Placer County
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Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 5 in Placer County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched9% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 3rd of 5 in Placer 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.