The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Cloverdale Police
1,027 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 6pm to 7pmSonoma County
Cloverdale Police is the police department for the city of Cloverdale, in Sonoma 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 3 a day
1,027 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,027 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
17% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Cloverdale Police
Sonoma County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sonoma County. Cloverdale Police is highlighted.
On foot27% 1st of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation69% 12th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service14% 2nd of 12 in Sonoma County
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Person perceived as unhoused12% 2nd of 12 in Sonoma County
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How stops end
Verbal warning48% 6th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation19% 2nd of 12 in Sonoma County
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Arrest6% 10th of 12 in Sonoma County
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Psychiatric hold0% 11th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 11th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 11th of 12 in Sonoma 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.