The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Blythe Police
1,669 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmRiverside County
Blythe Police is the police department for the city of Blythe, in Riverside 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 5 a day
1,669 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 22%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,669 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
20% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Blythe Police
Riverside County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Riverside County. Blythe Police is highlighted.
On foot26% 5th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation71% 10th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service12% 7th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 13th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning46% 2nd of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%
Citation10% 13th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest13% 7th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 3rd of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched19% 2nd of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed15% 4th of 14 in Riverside 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.