The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Benicia Police

3,518 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSolano County

Benicia Police is the police department for the city of Benicia, in Solano 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 10 a day

3,518 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 27%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
32% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
2nd of 8 in Solano County
Stops that came from a call
12%
The rest the officer started
5th of 8 in Solano County
Stops on foot
11%
388 of 3,518
6th of 8 in Solano County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Benicia Police works

Filled: Benicia city limits.
Name in the state file
BENICIA PD
People stopped, 2024
3,518
Separate stops, 2024
3,291

Other departments in Solano County

What Benicia Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance27%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign14%
Speeding12%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Mental health hold3%
Phone use while driving2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Weapons1%
Domestic violence1%
Everything else26%

The main reason recorded for each of 3,518 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Benicia Police
Solano County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Solano County. Benicia Police is highlighted.

On foot11% 6th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation81% 4th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service12% 5th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 7th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning42% 5th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%
Citation35% 1st of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Arrest11% 5th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 2nd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched12% 6th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 6th of 8 in Solano 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.