The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Chico Police
6,983 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amButte County
Chico Police is the police department for the city of Chico, in Butte 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 19 a day
6,983 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, 14%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,983 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
33% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Chico Police
Butte County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Butte County. Chico Police is highlighted.
On foot35% 2nd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation59% 5th of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service30% 2nd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 2nd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning40% 5th of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%
Citation20% 4th of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Arrest19% 3rd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 2nd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched15% 3rd of 6 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed20% 3rd of 6 in Butte 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.