The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Cotati Police
3,270 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 1am to 2amSonoma County
Cotati Police is the police department for the city of Cotati, in Sonoma 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
3,270 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, 35%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,270 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
61% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Cotati Police
Sonoma County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sonoma County. Cotati Police is highlighted.
On foot9% 12th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation89% 1st of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service2% 11th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 11th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning66% 3rd of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation11% 8th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Arrest9% 7th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 8th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 9th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed9% 7th of 12 in Sonoma 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.