The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Gonzales Police
753 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmMonterey County
Gonzales Police is the police department for the city of Gonzales, in Monterey 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
753 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, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 753 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
31% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Gonzales Police
Monterey County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Monterey County. Gonzales Police is highlighted.
On foot10% 7th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation88% 4th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 6th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 10th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning36% 10th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%
Citation39% 2nd of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Arrest11% 6th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 10th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 12th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 7th of 13 in Monterey 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.