The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Delano Police
7,875 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmKern County
Delano Police is the police department for the city of Delano, in Kern 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 22 a day
7,875 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 35%.
The main reason recorded for each of 7,875 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Delano Police
Kern County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kern County. Delano Police is highlighted.
On foot6% 9th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation93% 2nd of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 10th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 5th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning64% 1st of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%
Citation12% 7th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Arrest5% 10th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 8th of 10 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 10th of 10 in Kern 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.