The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Davis Police
7,409 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmYolo County
Davis Police is the police department for the city of Davis, in Yolo 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 20 a day
7,409 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 30%.
The main reason recorded for each of 7,409 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Davis Police
Yolo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Yolo County. Davis Police is highlighted.
On foot15% 3rd of 6 in Yolo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation83% 4th of 6 in Yolo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service13% 3rd of 6 in Yolo County
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Person perceived as unhoused3% 4th of 6 in Yolo County
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How stops end
Verbal warning38% 4th of 6 in Yolo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation44% 2nd of 6 in Yolo County
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Arrest13% 1st of 6 in Yolo County
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Psychiatric hold1% 2nd of 6 in Yolo County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 3rd of 6 in Yolo County
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Handcuffed14% 2nd of 6 in Yolo County
0%20%40%
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.