The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Garden Grove Police
4,201 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amOrange County
Garden Grove Police is the police department for the city of Garden Grove, in Orange 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 12 a day
4,201 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, 12%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,201 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Garden Grove Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Garden Grove Police is highlighted.
On foot36% 3rd of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation59% 22nd of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service22% 3rd of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused21% 3rd of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning6% 24th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation49% 8th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest32% 4th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 18th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 12th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed19% 3rd of 24 in Orange 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.