The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Ceres Police
6,681 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmStanislaus County
Ceres Police is the police department for the city of Ceres, in Stanislaus 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 18 a day
6,681 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, 23%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,681 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
34% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Ceres Police
Stanislaus County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Stanislaus County. Ceres Police is highlighted.
On foot3% 7th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation96% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service0% 6th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 5th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation31% 3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Arrest4% 4th of 7 in Stanislaus County
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Psychiatric hold0% 6th of 7 in Stanislaus County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched2% 7th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 6th of 7 in Stanislaus 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.