The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Eureka Police
5,081 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmHumboldt County
Eureka Police is the police department for the city of Eureka, in Humboldt 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
5,081 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 14%.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,081 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
28% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Eureka Police
Humboldt County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Humboldt County. Eureka Police is highlighted.
On foot45% 1st of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation50% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service36% 1st of 6 in Humboldt County
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Person perceived as unhoused9% 2nd of 6 in Humboldt County
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How stops end
Verbal warning40% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation8% 4th of 6 in Humboldt County
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Arrest37% 1st of 6 in Humboldt County
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Psychiatric hold2% 1st of 6 in Humboldt County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched30% 1st of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed42% 1st of 6 in Humboldt 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.