The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Emeryville Police

2,093 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 2pm to 3pmAlameda County

Emeryville Police is the police department for the city of Emeryville, in Alameda 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 6 a day

2,093 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, 37%.

Busiest hour for stops
2pm to 3pm
19% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
14th of 14 in Alameda County
Stops that came from a call
11%
The rest the officer started
8th of 14 in Alameda County
Stops on foot
11%
238 of 2,093
11th of 14 in Alameda County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Emeryville Police works

Filled: Emeryville city limits.
Name in the state file
EMERYVILLE PD
People stopped, 2024
2,093
Separate stops, 2024
2,074

Other departments in Alameda County

What Emeryville Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign37%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation25%
Registration, plates or insurance8%
Theft, burglary or stolen property4%
Lights, tint or equipment4%
Speeding3%
Phone use while driving3%
Seat belt or child seat2%
Parking or stopping violation2%
Mental health hold1%
Everything else11%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,093 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Emeryville Police
Alameda County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Alameda County. Emeryville Police is highlighted.

On foot11% 11th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation87% 2nd of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service11% 8th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 9th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning27% 11th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation52% 1st of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest5% 14th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 6th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 14th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 12th of 14 in Alameda 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.