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

What the job looks like at Dixon Police

877 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSolano County

Dixon Police is the police department for the city of Dixon, in Solano 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

877 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 32%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
24% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
7th of 8 in Solano County
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
8th of 8 in Solano County
Stops on foot
2%
15 of 877
8th of 8 in Solano County
Median stop length
7 min

Where Dixon Police works

Filled: Dixon city limits.
Name in the state file
DIXON PD
People stopped, 2024
877
Separate stops, 2024
866

Other departments in Solano County

What Dixon Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance32%
Lights, tint or equipment21%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign16%
Phone use while driving9%
Speeding8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Local ordinance violation2%
Outstanding warrant1%
Seat belt or child seat1%
License problem0%
Everything else5%

The main reason recorded for each of 877 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Dixon Police
Solano County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Solano County. Dixon Police is highlighted.

On foot2% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation95% 1st of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 5th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning59% 2nd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%
Citation31% 2nd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Arrest2% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched4% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 8th of 8 in Solano 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.

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