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

What the job looks like at Brawley Police

456 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 12pm to 1pmImperial County

Brawley Police is the police department for the city of Brawley, in Imperial 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 1 a day

456 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, 30%.

Busiest hour for stops
12pm to 1pm
11% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
5th of 5 in Imperial County
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
4th of 5 in Imperial County
Stops on foot
5%
21 of 456
4th of 5 in Imperial County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Brawley Police works

Filled: Brawley city limits.
Name in the state file
BRAWLEY PD
People stopped, 2024
456
Separate stops, 2024
405

Other departments in Imperial County

What Brawley Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment30%
Speeding19%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Phone use while driving3%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Mental health hold1%
School or truancy matter0%
Everything else11%

The main reason recorded for each of 456 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

11% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Brawley Police
Imperial County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Imperial County. Brawley Police is highlighted.

On foot5% 4th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation95% 2nd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 4th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning58% 2nd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%
Citation7% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Arrest1% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched4% 4th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 5th of 5 in Imperial 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.