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

What the job looks like at Campbell Police

1,320 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 1am to 2amSanta Clara County

Campbell Police is the police department for the city of Campbell, in Santa Clara 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 4 a day

1,320 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, 15%.

Busiest hour for stops
1am to 2am
42% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 14 in Santa Clara County
Stops that came from a call
29%
The rest the officer started
1st of 14 in Santa Clara County
Stops on foot
34%
448 of 1,320
2nd of 14 in Santa Clara County
Median stop length
15 min

Where Campbell Police works

Filled: Campbell city limits.
Name in the state file
CAMPBELL PD
People stopped, 2024
1,320
Separate stops, 2024
1,192

Other departments in Santa Clara County

What Campbell Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment15%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Speeding8%
Theft, burglary or stolen property6%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct4%
Trespassing3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol3%
Weapons3%
Everything else27%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,320 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

42% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Campbell Police
Santa Clara County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Santa Clara County. Campbell Police is highlighted.

On foot34% 2nd of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation59% 13th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service29% 1st of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused11% 3rd of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning40% 6th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Citation14% 12th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest21% 1st of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 2nd of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched26% 2nd of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 10th of 14 in Santa Clara 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.