The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Crescent City Police
592 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmDel Norte County
Crescent City Police is the police department for the city of Crescent City, in Del Norte 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 2 a day
592 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: trespassing, 12%.
What Crescent City Police officers stop people for
Trespassing12%
Outstanding warrant8%
Lights, tint or equipment8%
School or truancy matter8%
Theft, burglary or stolen property7%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign4%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats4%
Registration, plates or insurance4%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct3%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Everything else39%
The main reason recorded for each of 592 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Crescent City Police
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. Crescent City Police is highlighted.
On foot68% 2nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation25% 373rd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service51% 8th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused17% 18th of 374 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning24% 312th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation4% 355th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest50% 3rd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 275th of 374 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched36% 6th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed31% 15th of 374 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.