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

What the job looks like at Coalinga Police

1,884 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmFresno County

Coalinga Police is the police department for the city of Coalinga, in Fresno 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 5 a day

1,884 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, 31%.

Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
19% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
14th of 17 in Fresno County
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
16th of 17 in Fresno County
Stops on foot
8%
149 of 1,884
15th of 17 in Fresno County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Coalinga Police works

Filled: Coalinga city limits.
Name in the state file
COALINGA PD
People stopped, 2024
1,884
Separate stops, 2024
1,854

Other departments in Fresno County

What Coalinga Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment31%
Registration, plates or insurance27%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Speeding2%
Outstanding warrant2%
School or truancy matter2%
Seat belt or child seat1%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Parole or probation check1%
Everything else11%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,884 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Coalinga Police
Fresno County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Fresno County. Coalinga Police is highlighted.

On foot8% 15th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation91% 3rd of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 16th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 12th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning65% 3rd of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Citation13% 7th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest8% 12th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 14th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched11% 7th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 13th of 17 in Fresno 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.