The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Glenn County Sheriff
720 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 6pm to 7pmGlenn County
Glenn County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Glenn 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 2 a day
720 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, 14%.
Busiest hour for stops
6pm to 7pm
21% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
299th of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
37%
The rest the officer started
20th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
38%
277 of 720
41st of 433 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where Glenn County Sheriff works
Filled: Glenn County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Glenn County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Registration, plates or insurance12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Speeding8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Outstanding warrant5%
Phone use while driving4%
Domestic violence4%
Weapons2%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats2%
Everything else34%
The main reason recorded for each of 720 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Glenn County Sheriff
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Glenn County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot38% 41st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation56% 397th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service37% 20th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 349th of 433 in California
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How stops end
Verbal warning41% 231st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation12% 345th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest36% 11th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 93rd of 433 in California
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 261st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed16% 101st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.