The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Fontana Police
12,340 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amSan Bernardino County
Fontana Police is the police department for the city of Fontana, in San Bernardino 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
12,340 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, 29%.
The main reason recorded for each of 12,340 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Fontana Police
San Bernardino County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Bernardino County. Fontana Police is highlighted.
On foot17% 6th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation79% 6th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service16% 4th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 11th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning51% 1st of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation28% 7th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest16% 4th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 6th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched20% 2nd of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed13% 5th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
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.