The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Bakersfield Police
34,083 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amKern County
Bakersfield Police is the police department for the city of Bakersfield, in Kern 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 93 a day
34,083 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 16%.
The main reason recorded for each of 34,083 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Bakersfield Police
Kern County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kern County. Bakersfield Police is highlighted.
On foot41% 2nd of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation55% 9th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service31% 2nd of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused9% 2nd of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning28% 10th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%
Citation21% 2nd of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Arrest30% 3rd of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 1st of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 7th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed17% 4th of 10 in Kern 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.