The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Chowchilla Police
1,513 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmMadera County
Chowchilla Police is the police department for the city of Chowchilla, in Madera 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
1,513 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, 30%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,513 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Chowchilla 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. Chowchilla Police is highlighted.
On foot13% 220th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation84% 164th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 212th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 340th of 374 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning41% 184th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation18% 242nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest12% 161st of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 338th of 374 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 256th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed11% 154th of 374 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.