The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Avenal Police
880 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmKings County
Avenal Police is the police department for the city of Avenal, in Kings 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 2 a day
880 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, 26%.
The main reason recorded for each of 880 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Avenal Police
Kings County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kings County. Avenal Police is highlighted.
On foot3% 5th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation96% 1st of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 5th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 5th of 5 in Kings County
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How stops end
Verbal warning84% 1st of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation8% 3rd of 5 in Kings County
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Arrest3% 5th of 5 in Kings County
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Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 5 in Kings County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched2% 5th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 5th of 5 in Kings 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.