The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Dinuba Police

3,899 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amTulare County

Dinuba Police is the police department for the city of Dinuba, in Tulare 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 11 a day

3,899 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, 22%.

Busiest hour for stops
11pm to 12am
38% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 9 in Tulare County
Stops that came from a call
22%
The rest the officer started
4th of 9 in Tulare County
Stops on foot
36%
1,386 of 3,899
4th of 9 in Tulare County
Median stop length
15 min

Where Dinuba Police works

Filled: Dinuba city limits.
Name in the state file
DINUBA PD
People stopped, 2024
3,899
Separate stops, 2024
3,645

Other departments in Tulare County

What Dinuba Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment22%
Speeding14%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Outstanding warrant8%
Trespassing6%
Local ordinance violation5%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats2%
Everything else18%

The main reason recorded for each of 3,899 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

38% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Dinuba Police
Tulare County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Tulare County. Dinuba Police is highlighted.

On foot36% 4th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation61% 6th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service22% 4th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused13% 3rd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning23% 7th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Citation39% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Arrest20% 4th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched22% 3rd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed20% 4th of 9 in Tulare County
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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.