The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Citrus Heights Police
12,766 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amSacramento County
Citrus Heights Police is the police department for the city of Citrus Heights, in Sacramento 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 35 a day
12,766 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 13%.
What Citrus Heights Police officers stop people for
Speeding13%
Registration, plates or insurance12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Phone use while driving7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Trespassing3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Drugs2%
Everything else33%
The main reason recorded for each of 12,766 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
33% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Citrus Heights Police
Sacramento County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sacramento County. Citrus Heights Police is highlighted.
On foot25% 3rd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation72% 4th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service15% 3rd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused14% 3rd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning38% 2nd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%
Citation35% 3rd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Arrest13% 3rd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 4th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched17% 3rd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 3rd of 6 in Sacramento 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.