The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at El Monte Police
5,056 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmLos Angeles County
El Monte Police is the police department for the city of El Monte, 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 14 a day
5,056 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, 12%.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,056 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
El Monte 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. El Monte Police is highlighted.
On foot39% 3rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation55% 51st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service35% 4th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 8th of 53 in Los Angeles County
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How stops end
Verbal warning45% 15th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation13% 52nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
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Arrest26% 2nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
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Psychiatric hold2% 8th of 53 in Los Angeles County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched29% 3rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed21% 5th 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.