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%.
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.