The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Buena Park Police
8,839 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amOrange County
Buena Park Police is the police department for the city of Buena Park, in Orange 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 24 a day
8,839 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 8,839 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Buena Park Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Buena Park Police is highlighted.
On foot12% 17th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation85% 10th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 17th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 21st of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning44% 4th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation35% 17th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest14% 12th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 14th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched12% 14th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 13th of 24 in Orange 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.