The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Bell Police
978 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amLos Angeles County
Bell Police is the police department for the city of Bell, in Los Angeles 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
978 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, 28%.
The main reason recorded for each of 978 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
36% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Bell Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Bell Police is highlighted.
On foot20% 16th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation74% 39th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service19% 13th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 25th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning24% 44th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation48% 15th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest24% 3rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 21st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched19% 7th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed15% 11th of 53 in Los Angeles 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.