The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Elk Grove Police
12,566 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSacramento County
Elk Grove Police is the police department for the city of Elk Grove, in Sacramento 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 34 a day
12,566 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, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 12,566 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Elk Grove Police
Sacramento County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sacramento County. Elk Grove Police is highlighted.
On foot3% 6th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation96% 1st of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 6th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 6th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning29% 5th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%
Citation44% 1st of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Arrest2% 6th of 6 in Sacramento County
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Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched4% 6th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 6th of 6 in Sacramento 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.