The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Cathedral City Police
7,181 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amRiverside County
Cathedral City Police is the police department for the city of Cathedral City, in Riverside 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 20 a day
7,181 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, 19%.
What Cathedral City Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign19%
Speeding19%
Registration, plates or insurance14%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation8%
Phone use while driving4%
Trespassing3%
Mental health hold2%
Weapons2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Everything else17%
The main reason recorded for each of 7,181 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Cathedral City Police
Riverside County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Riverside County. Cathedral City Police is highlighted.
On foot19% 6th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation79% 8th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service100% 1st of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 2nd of 13 in Riverside County
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How stops end
Verbal warning16% 8th of 13 in Riverside County
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Citation53% 5th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest13% 5th of 13 in Riverside County
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Psychiatric hold2% 2nd of 13 in Riverside County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 7th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 5th of 13 in Riverside 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.