The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Fort Bragg Police

1,303 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmMendocino County

Fort Bragg Police is the police department for the city of Fort Bragg, in Mendocino 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 4 a day

1,303 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 20%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
23% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
Stops that came from a call
8%
The rest the officer started
4th of 4 in Mendocino County
Stops on foot
16%
207 of 1,303
3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
Median stop length
6 min

Where Fort Bragg Police works

Filled: Fort Bragg city limits.
Name in the state file
FORT BRAGG PD
People stopped, 2024
1,303
Separate stops, 2024
1,255

Other departments in Mendocino County

What Fort Bragg Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment20%
Speeding12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Phone use while driving8%
Registration, plates or insurance6%
Seat belt or child seat5%
Parole or probation check3%
Outstanding warrant3%
Local ordinance violation3%
Everything else19%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,303 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

23% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Fort Bragg Police
Mendocino County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Mendocino County. Fort Bragg Police is highlighted.

On foot16% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation76% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service8% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused9% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning69% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation14% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Arrest16% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched15% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed15% 1st of 4 in Mendocino 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.