The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at BART Police
25,213 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amAlameda County
BART Police is a transit police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Alameda 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 69 a day
25,213 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: disturbance or disorderly conduct, 62%.
Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
9% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
410th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
21%
The rest the officer started
91st of 434 in California
Stops on foot
96%
24,111 of 25,213
3rd of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where BART Police works
This agency works inside Alameda County. Its own area is not drawn.
The main reason recorded for each of 25,213 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
9% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
BART Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. BART Police is highlighted.
On foot96% 3rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation4% 432nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service21% 91st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 95th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning68% 45th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation18% 272nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest13% 163rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold3% 21st of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched22% 48th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed24% 41st of 434 in California
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.