The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Calaveras County Sheriff
3,469 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmCalaveras County
Calaveras County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Calaveras 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 10 a day
3,469 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, 32%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
38% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
43rd of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
14%
The rest the officer started
170th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
18%
624 of 3,469
187th of 433 in California
Median stop length
9 min
Where Calaveras County Sheriff works
Filled: Calaveras County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Calaveras County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance32%
Lights, tint or equipment20%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Outstanding warrant4%
Speeding2%
Parole or probation check2%
Trespassing2%
Mental health hold2%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Everything else21%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,469 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
38% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Calaveras County Sheriff
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. Calaveras County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot18% 187th of 433 in California
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For a traffic violation78% 251st of 433 in California
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After a call for service14% 170th of 433 in California
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 324th of 433 in California
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How stops end
Verbal warning60% 75th of 433 in California
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Citation5% 397th of 433 in California
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Arrest15% 114th of 433 in California
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Psychiatric hold2% 81st of 433 in California
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched20% 58th of 433 in California
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Handcuffed18% 81st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.