The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Colusa County Sheriff
1,750 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmColusa County
Colusa County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Colusa 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
1,750 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, 24%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
20% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
313th of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
11%
The rest the officer started
212th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
14%
246 of 1,750
246th of 433 in California
Median stop length
7 min
Where Colusa County Sheriff works
Filled: Colusa County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Colusa County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment24%
Registration, plates or insurance14%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Speeding5%
Phone use while driving3%
Outstanding warrant2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Trespassing1%
Everything else29%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,750 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
20% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Colusa County Sheriff
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Colusa County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot14% 246th of 433 in California
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For a traffic violation84% 169th of 433 in California
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After a call for service11% 212th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 335th of 433 in California
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How stops end
Verbal warning59% 85th of 433 in California
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Citation7% 387th of 433 in California
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Arrest10% 215th of 433 in California
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Psychiatric hold0% 274th of 433 in California
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 208th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed9% 216th of 433 in California
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.