The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Colma Police
3,314 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmSan Mateo County
Colma Police is the police department for the city of Colma, in San Mateo 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 9 a day
3,314 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: theft, burglary or stolen property, 17%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,314 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
13% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Colma Police
San Mateo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Mateo County. Colma Police is highlighted.
On foot35% 2nd of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation58% 16th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service28% 2nd of 17 in San Mateo County
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Person perceived as unhoused3% 8th of 17 in San Mateo County
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How stops end
Verbal warning38% 11th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation23% 13th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest11% 4th of 17 in San Mateo County
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Psychiatric hold0% 12th of 17 in San Mateo County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched20% 2nd of 17 in San Mateo County
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Handcuffed11% 5th of 17 in San Mateo County
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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.