The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Berkeley Police
4,767 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 1pm to 2pmAlameda County
Berkeley Police is the police department for the city of Berkeley, 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 13 a day
4,767 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, 21%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,767 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Berkeley Police
Alameda County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Alameda County. Berkeley Police is highlighted.
On foot29% 3rd of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation67% 10th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service27% 3rd of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused19% 1st of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning37% 7th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation33% 8th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest16% 7th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold4% 3rd of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched11% 9th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed21% 5th of 14 in Alameda 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.