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

What the job looks like at Clayton Police

524 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amContra Costa County

Clayton Police is the police department for the city of Clayton, in Contra Costa 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 1 a day

524 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 19%.

Busiest hour for stops
9am to 10am
17% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
13th of 17 in Contra Costa County
Stops that came from a call
5%
The rest the officer started
11th of 17 in Contra Costa County
Stops on foot
6%
32 of 524
11th of 17 in Contra Costa County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Clayton Police works

Filled: Clayton city limits.
Name in the state file
CLAYTON PD
People stopped, 2024
524
Separate stops, 2024
501

Other departments in Contra Costa County

What Clayton Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign19%
Registration, plates or insurance18%
Speeding17%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Phone use while driving8%
Seat belt or child seat4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
License problem1%
Trespassing1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Everything else14%

The main reason recorded for each of 524 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

17% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Clayton Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Clayton Police is highlighted.

On foot6% 11th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation89% 9th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 11th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 4th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning50% 7th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation46% 5th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest3% 14th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 9th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 10th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed3% 13th of 17 in Contra Costa 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.