The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Del Rey Oaks Police
488 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmMonterey County
Del Rey Oaks Police is the police department for the city of Del Rey Oaks, 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 1 a day
488 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, 30%.
The main reason recorded for each of 488 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
18% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Del Rey Oaks Police
Monterey County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Monterey County. Del Rey Oaks Police is highlighted.
On foot21% 4th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation75% 12th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 4th of 14 in Monterey County
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Person perceived as unhoused4% 5th of 14 in Monterey County
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How stops end
Verbal warning22% 14th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%
Citation30% 7th of 14 in Monterey County
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Arrest4% 12th of 14 in Monterey County
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Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 14 in Monterey County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 11th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed3% 12th of 14 in Monterey 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.