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

What the job looks like at CSU Channel Islands Police

567 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSalary $77,016 to $113,616Ventura County

CSU Channel Islands Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Ventura 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

567 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, 20%.

Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
11% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
397th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
9%
The rest the officer started
249th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
17%
94 of 567
215th of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min

Pay at CSU Channel Islands Police in 2025

Published salary range
$77,016 to $113,616
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$151,425
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$33,009
34% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $62,452 or more.

6 sworn staff were paid for the full year, 6 of them at officer or deputy level. Sheriff counts include jail and court deputies. Source: California State Controller, Government Compensation in California, raw export, 2025.

Where CSU Channel Islands Police works

This agency works inside Ventura County. Its own area is not drawn.
Kind of agency
Campus police
Name in the state file
CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS PD
People stopped, 2024
567
Separate stops, 2024
515

Other departments in Ventura County

What CSU Channel Islands Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign20%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation17%
Speeding14%
Registration, plates or insurance9%
Lights, tint or equipment8%
Trespassing6%
Phone use while driving6%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Drugs2%
Everything else16%

The main reason recorded for each of 567 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

11% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

CSU Channel Islands 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 Channel Islands Police is highlighted.

On foot17% 215th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation81% 211th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 249th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 289th of 434 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning73% 22nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation17% 290th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest2% 401st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 193rd 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 searched7% 296th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed3% 384th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.