The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Galt Police
4,756 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSacramento County
Galt Police is the police department for the city of Galt, in Sacramento 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 13 a day
4,756 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, 30%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,756 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Galt Police
Sacramento County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sacramento County. Galt Police is highlighted.
On foot8% 9th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation89% 3rd of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 6th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 9th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning52% 2nd of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation29% 6th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest8% 4th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 7th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 6th of 10 in Sacramento 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.