The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Barstow Police
1,115 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmSan Bernardino County
Barstow Police is the police department for the city of Barstow, in San Bernardino 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 3 a day
1,115 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: outstanding warrant, 13%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,115 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Barstow Police
San Bernardino 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 Bernardino County. Barstow Police is highlighted.
On foot41% 1st of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation30% 15th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service40% 1st of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused11% 1st of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning11% 15th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation8% 14th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest66% 1st of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold2% 2nd of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched26% 2nd of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed68% 1st of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
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.