The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Chula Vista Police

257 swornStarts at $105,583Hiring new officers nowApplicant Score 61
People stopped in 2024
13,823

This agency does not publish a yearly total of calls for service, so stops are the best public measure of the work. Most common reason for a stop: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 23%.

First assignment
Not published
Busiest hour for stops
6pm to 7pm
21% of stops are overnight
5th of 11
Stops that came from a call
19%
The rest the officer started
6th of 11
Median stop length
10 min

What Chula Vista Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign23%
Speeding14%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Registration, plates or insurance9%
Phone use while driving6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Mental health hold4%
License problem2%
Trespassing2%
Domestic violence2%
Everything else24%

The main reason recorded for each of 13,823 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code. Service calls with no detention are not in this data.

When the work happens

21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am, 5th of 11.

Chula Vista Police
Average of 11
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is one of 11 departments. Chula Vista Police is highlighted.

On foot23% 7th of 11
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation74% 5th of 11
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service19% 6th of 11
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 7th of 11
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning32% 7th of 11
0%20%40%60%
Citation45% 1st of 11
0%20%40%
Arrest11% 6th of 11
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold3% 4th of 11
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

When a stop starts with a call

Ends in arrest39% 5th of 11
0%20%40%60%
Ends in a psychiatric hold15% 5th of 11
0%20%40%

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched12% 6th of 11
0%20%40%
Handcuffed13% 5th of 11
0%20%40%
Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps between departments may not be real.

Sources, checked Nov 13, 2026: Police Recruit posting, City of Chula Vista · Peace Officer lateral posting, City of Chula Vista · Peace Officer class specification and salary · CVPD home page (read via Internet Archive copy of Oct 17, 2026) · About the Police Department (Internet Archive copy of Aug 22, 2026) · About the Chief (Internet Archive copy of May 17, 2026) · JoinCVPD recruiting site · City HR FAQ (Internet Archive copy of Apr 8, 2026) · CVPD Police Officer listing on Handshake (not an official city page) · Calls for Service portal page (Internet Archive copy of Jun 8, 2026) · California DOJ stop data, 2024

Color taken from the department's own logo.

Photo: Chula Vista skyline. Chula Vista Skyline.jpg by WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and tinted.

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