The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Chico State Police
1,338 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmButte County
Chico State Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were 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 4 a day
1,338 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 24%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
27% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
169th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
8%
The rest the officer started
271st of 434 in California
Stops on foot
16%
219 of 1,338
219th of 434 in California
Median stop length
9 min
Where Chico State Police works
This agency works inside Butte County. Its own area is not drawn.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,338 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
27% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Chico State 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. Chico State Police is highlighted.
On foot16% 219th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation82% 196th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 271st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 218th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning59% 87th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation22% 233rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest13% 157th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 306th 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 searched12% 167th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed14% 135th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.