The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at CSU Northridge Police
821 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmLos Angeles County
CSU Northridge Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Los Angeles 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
821 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, 22%.
Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
22% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
263rd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
23%
The rest the officer started
75th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
26%
209 of 821
116th of 434 in California
Median stop length
12 min
Where CSU Northridge Police works
This agency works inside Los Angeles County. Its own area is not drawn.
What CSU Northridge Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign22%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation18%
Registration, plates or insurance7%
Lights, tint or equipment7%
Mental health hold5%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct5%
Weapons4%
Speeding4%
Parking or stopping violation4%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Everything else21%
The main reason recorded for each of 821 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
CSU Northridge 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 Northridge Police is highlighted.
On foot26% 116th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation69% 331st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service23% 75th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 203rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning45% 190th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation29% 183rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 330th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold5% 6th 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 searched15% 120th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed15% 120th 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.