The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Contra Costa County Sheriff
9,244 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10am to 11amContra Costa County
Contra Costa County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for 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 25 a day
9,244 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, 26%.
Busiest hour for stops
10am to 11am
16% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
16th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops that came from a call
2%
The rest the officer started
15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops on foot
6%
538 of 9,244
13th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Median stop length
6 min
Where Contra Costa County Sheriff works
Filled: Contra Costa County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Contra Costa County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance26%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign20%
Lights, tint or equipment13%
Speeding11%
Phone use while driving5%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Trespassing1%
Everything else16%
The main reason recorded for each of 9,244 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Contra Costa County Sheriff
Contra Costa County average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Contra Costa County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot6% 13th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation92% 7th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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Person perceived as unhoused2% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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How stops end
Verbal warning64% 3rd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation24% 11th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest4% 12th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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Psychiatric hold0% 10th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 8th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 17th 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.