The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Fairfax Police
1,243 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmMarin County
Fairfax Police is the police department for the city of Fairfax, in Marin 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 3 a day
1,243 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, 20%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,243 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Fairfax Police
Marin County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Marin County. Fairfax Police is highlighted.
On foot21% 2nd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation77% 8th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service16% 2nd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning76% 1st of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation13% 8th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Arrest6% 4th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 4th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 4th of 9 in Marin 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.