The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Grass Valley Police
2,205 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmNevada County
Grass Valley Police is the police department for the city of Grass Valley, in Nevada 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 6 a day
2,205 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, 19%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,205 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
38% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Grass Valley Police
Nevada County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Nevada County. Grass Valley Police is highlighted.
On foot46% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation46% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service35% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused20% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%
Citation5% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Arrest22% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched16% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed17% 1st of 4 in Nevada 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.