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

What the job looks like at Concord Police

6,926 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmContra Costa County

Concord Police is the police department for the city of Concord, in Contra Costa 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 19 a day

6,926 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 18%.

Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
29% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops that came from a call
15%
The rest the officer started
4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops on foot
24%
1,627 of 6,926
3rd of 19 in Contra Costa County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Concord Police works

Filled: Concord city limits.
Name in the state file
CONCORD PD
People stopped, 2024
6,926
Separate stops, 2024
6,488

Other departments in Contra Costa County

What Concord Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance18%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign17%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Speeding8%
Phone use while driving6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Weapons3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct3%
Trespassing2%
Everything else23%

The main reason recorded for each of 6,926 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Concord Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Concord Police is highlighted.

On foot24% 3rd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation70% 17th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service15% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused10% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning32% 14th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation30% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest17% 1st of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 3rd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched5% 14th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 11th of 19 in Contra Costa 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.