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

What the job looks like at CSU Bakersfield Police

369 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 6pm to 7pmKern County

CSU Bakersfield Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Kern 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 1 a day

369 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 36%.

Busiest hour for stops
6pm to 7pm
9% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
409th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
364th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
13%
47 of 369
272nd of 434 in California
Median stop length
7 min

Where CSU Bakersfield Police works

This agency works inside Kern County. Its own area is not drawn.
Kind of agency
Campus police
Name in the state file
ST UNIV PD-BAKERSFIELD
People stopped, 2024
369
Separate stops, 2024
362

Other departments in Kern County

What CSU Bakersfield Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign36%
Lights, tint or equipment15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation8%
Parking or stopping violation7%
Speeding4%
Phone use while driving2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Registration, plates or insurance1%
Everything else23%

The main reason recorded for each of 369 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

9% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

CSU Bakersfield 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. CSU Bakersfield Police is highlighted.

On foot13% 272nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation85% 167th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 364th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 228th of 434 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning75% 14th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation15% 306th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest2% 415th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 430th of 434 in California
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched3% 402nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed2% 409th of 434 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.