The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Butte County Sheriff
5,432 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 12am to 1amButte County
Butte County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Butte 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 15 a day
5,432 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%.
Busiest hour for stops
12am to 1am
40% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 6 in Butte County
Stops that came from a call
18%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 6 in Butte County
Stops on foot
22%
1,204 of 5,432
3rd of 6 in Butte County
Median stop length
9 min
Where Butte County Sheriff works
Filled: Butte County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Butte County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment22%
Registration, plates or insurance21%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign5%
Outstanding warrant4%
Speeding4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Trespassing3%
Consensual contact with a search3%
Drugs2%
Parole or probation check2%
Everything else31%
The main reason recorded for each of 5,432 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
40% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Butte County Sheriff
Butte County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Butte County. Butte County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot22% 3rd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation70% 4th of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service18% 3rd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 5th of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning53% 2nd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%
Citation2% 6th of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Arrest23% 2nd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched28% 1st of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed26% 2nd of 6 in Butte 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.