The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at El Centro Police
4,891 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11am to 12pmImperial County
El Centro Police is the police department for the city of El Centro, in Imperial 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 13 a day
4,891 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, 23%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,891 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
27% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
El Centro Police
Imperial County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Imperial County. El Centro Police is highlighted.
On foot23% 1st of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation75% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 2nd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 1st of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning16% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%
Citation32% 2nd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Arrest10% 1st of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 2nd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched9% 1st of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed11% 1st of 5 in Imperial 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.