The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at CSU Monterey Bay Police
998 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSalary $77,016 to $113,616Monterey County
CSU Monterey Bay Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Monterey 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 3 a day
998 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, 37%.
Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
11% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
393rd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
3%
The rest the officer started
382nd of 434 in California
Stops on foot
3%
30 of 998
406th of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Pay at CSU Monterey Bay 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
$106,588
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$7,785
9% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $30,080 or more.
What CSU Monterey Bay Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign37%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Speeding10%
Phone use while driving4%
Consensual contact with a search0%
Theft, burglary or stolen property0%
Outstanding warrant0%
Suspected DUI0%
Everything else8%
The main reason recorded for each of 998 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
11% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
CSU Monterey Bay 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 Monterey Bay Police is highlighted.
On foot3% 406th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation95% 41st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service3% 382nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 424th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning64% 68th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation25% 211th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest1% 429th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 378th 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 searched1% 429th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed0% 431st 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.