The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Foothill-De Anza College District Police
560 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 4pm to 5pmSanta Clara County
Foothill-De Anza College District Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Santa Clara 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 2 a day
560 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, 27%.
Busiest hour for stops
4pm to 5pm
2% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
424th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
348th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
11%
61 of 560
302nd of 434 in California
Median stop length
11 min
Where Foothill-De Anza College District Police works
This agency works inside Santa Clara County. Its own area is not drawn.
What Foothill-De Anza College District Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign27%
Registration, plates or insurance20%
Speeding15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation13%
Phone use while driving7%
Weapons3%
Trespassing2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Vehicle code offense, not a traffic stop1%
Lights, tint or equipment1%
Everything else9%
The main reason recorded for each of 560 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
2% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Foothill-De Anza College District Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Foothill-De Anza College District Police is highlighted.
On foot11% 302nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation88% 110th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 348th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 390th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning59% 93rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation40% 91st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest2% 402nd of 434 in California
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Psychiatric hold0% 272nd of 434 in California
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched3% 403rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed2% 390th of 434 in California
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.