The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Fresno Police
32,028 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 5pm to 6pmFresno County
Fresno Police is the police department for the city of Fresno, 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 88 a day
32,028 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 42%.
The main reason recorded for each of 32,028 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Fresno 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. Fresno Police is highlighted.
On foot6% 17th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation92% 2nd of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 10th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 11th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning9% 16th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Citation67% 1st of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest4% 16th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 8th 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 searched4% 16th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 17th 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.