The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Ferndale Police
404 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmHumboldt County
Ferndale Police is the police department for the city of Ferndale, 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 1 a day
404 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 32%.
The main reason recorded for each of 404 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
15% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Ferndale 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. Ferndale Police is highlighted.
On foot7% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation91% 1st of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
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How stops end
Verbal warning59% 2nd of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation24% 1st of 6 in Humboldt County
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Arrest7% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
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Psychiatric hold0% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 6th of 6 in Humboldt County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 6th 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.