The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Downey Police
11,941 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amLos Angeles County
Downey Police is the police department for the city of Downey, in Los Angeles 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 33 a day
11,941 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, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 11,941 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Downey Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Downey Police is highlighted.
On foot4% 48th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation95% 4th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 34th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 36th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning6% 53rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation75% 2nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest4% 43rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 38th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched3% 44th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 41st of 53 in Los Angeles 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.