The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Calistoga Police

2,122 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmNapa County

Calistoga Police is the police department for the city of Calistoga, in Napa 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 6 a day

2,122 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, 40%.

Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
21% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
2nd of 4 in Napa County
Stops that came from a call
10%
The rest the officer started
2nd of 4 in Napa County
Stops on foot
9%
188 of 2,122
2nd of 4 in Napa County
Median stop length
5 min

Where Calistoga Police works

Filled: Calistoga city limits.
Name in the state file
CALISTOGA PD
People stopped, 2024
2,122
Separate stops, 2024
2,047

Other departments in Napa County

What Calistoga Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign40%
Lights, tint or equipment20%
Registration, plates or insurance5%
Phone use while driving4%
Local ordinance violation4%
Weapons2%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation2%
Speeding2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol1%
License problem1%
Everything else18%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,122 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Calistoga Police
Napa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Napa County. Calistoga Police is highlighted.

On foot9% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation84% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 4th of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning68% 1st of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%
Citation2% 4th of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest5% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 1st of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched4% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 3rd of 4 in Napa 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.