The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Colton Police
1,510 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSan Bernardino County
Colton Police is the police department for the city of Colton, in San Bernardino 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 4 a day
1,510 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, 30%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,510 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
27% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Colton Police
San Bernardino 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 Bernardino County. Colton Police is highlighted.
On foot11% 13th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation87% 3rd of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 14th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 3rd of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 5th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation35% 6th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest9% 10th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 5th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 7th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 9th of 15 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
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.