The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Central Marin Police
3,412 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmSalary $93,732 to $125,448Marin County
Central Marin Police is a police agency for a special district or a group of towns. Most of its 2024 stops were in Marin 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 9 a day
3,412 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, 25%.
Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
24% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
245th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
5%
The rest the officer started
343rd of 434 in California
Stops on foot
4%
153 of 3,412
389th of 434 in California
Median stop length
7 min
Pay at Central Marin Police in 2025
Published salary range
$93,732 to $125,448
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$127,312
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$9,062
9% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $20,549 or more.
What Central Marin Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign25%
Lights, tint or equipment17%
Speeding14%
Registration, plates or insurance11%
Phone use while driving10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation8%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Public intoxication or open alcohol1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
License problem0%
Everything else12%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,412 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Central Marin 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. Central Marin Police is highlighted.
On foot4% 389th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation93% 64th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 343rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 243rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning67% 46th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation21% 256th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 340th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 270th 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 searched6% 327th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed5% 314th 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.