The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Belmont Police
2,890 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSan Mateo County
Belmont Police is the police department for the city of Belmont, in San Mateo 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 8 a day
2,890 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, 16%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,890 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
34% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Belmont Police
San Mateo 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 Mateo County. Belmont Police is highlighted.
On foot22% 5th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation74% 13th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service16% 7th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 6th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning41% 9th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation22% 14th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest9% 7th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold3% 3rd of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 4th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 8th of 17 in San Mateo 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.