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

What the job looks like at Fowler Police

2,467 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmFresno County

Fowler Police is the police department for the city of Fowler, in Fresno 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 7 a day

2,467 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, 28%.

Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
40% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 17 in Fresno County
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
13th of 17 in Fresno County
Stops on foot
10%
236 of 2,467
14th of 17 in Fresno County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Fowler Police works

Filled: Fowler city limits.
Name in the state file
FOWLER PD
People stopped, 2024
2,467
Separate stops, 2024
2,433

Other departments in Fresno County

What Fowler Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign28%
Lights, tint or equipment24%
Registration, plates or insurance19%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Consensual contact with a search4%
Speeding4%
School or truancy matter1%
Trespassing1%
Parole or probation check1%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Everything else9%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,467 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

40% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Fowler Police
Fresno County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Fresno County. Fowler Police is highlighted.

On foot10% 14th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation89% 4th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 13th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 15th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning68% 1st of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Citation9% 12th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest10% 8th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 16th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched9% 10th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 12th of 17 in Fresno 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.