The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Cal State Fullerton Police
600 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSalary $77,016 to $113,616Orange County
Cal State Fullerton Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were 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 2 a day
600 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 27%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
34% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
78th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
12%
The rest the officer started
203rd of 434 in California
Stops on foot
14%
85 of 600
245th of 434 in California
Median stop length
9 min
Pay at Cal State Fullerton Police in 2025
Published salary range
$77,016 to $113,616
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$148,400
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$21,221
19% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $125,502 or more.
What Cal State Fullerton Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign27%
Lights, tint or equipment13%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation12%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Speeding7%
Weapons3%
Phone use while driving2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Trespassing2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Everything else20%
The main reason recorded for each of 600 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
34% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Cal State Fullerton Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Cal State Fullerton Police is highlighted.
On foot14% 245th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation82% 197th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service12% 203rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 208th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning61% 74th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation22% 242nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest4% 360th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 118th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched13% 158th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed4% 345th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.