The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Brentwood Police
7,902 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSalary $116,109 to $141,131Contra Costa County
Brentwood Police is the police department for the city of Brentwood, in Contra Costa 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 22 a day
7,902 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, 30%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops on foot
7%
578 of 7,902
10th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Median stop length
9 min
Pay at Brentwood Police in 2025
Published salary range
$116,109 to $141,131
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$175,318
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$19,695
14% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $50,906 or more.
The main reason recorded for each of 7,902 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Brentwood Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Brentwood Police is highlighted.
On foot7% 10th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation89% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 13th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning28% 17th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation24% 10th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest7% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 11th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 7th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 7th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
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.