The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at El Cerrito Police
2,905 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmContra Costa County
El Cerrito Police is the police department for the city of El Cerrito, in Contra Costa 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 8 a day
2,905 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, 43%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,905 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
El Cerrito Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. El Cerrito Police is highlighted.
On foot6% 14th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation93% 5th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 13th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 11th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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How stops end
Verbal warning30% 15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation62% 3rd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest4% 11th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 14th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched4% 15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 12th of 19 in Contra Costa 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.