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%.
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.