The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Guadalupe Police

418 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSanta Barbara County

Guadalupe Police is the police department for the city of Guadalupe, in Santa Barbara 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 1 a day

418 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, 16%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
32% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 5 in Santa Barbara County
Stops that came from a call
29%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
Stops on foot
23%
95 of 418
3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
Median stop length
14 min

Where Guadalupe Police works

Filled: Guadalupe city limits.
Name in the state file
GUADALUPE PD
People stopped, 2024
418
Separate stops, 2024
400

Other departments in Santa Barbara County

What Guadalupe Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign16%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Speeding12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Weapons5%
Registration, plates or insurance5%
Domestic violence3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol3%
Trespassing3%
Phone use while driving2%
Everything else29%

The main reason recorded for each of 418 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Guadalupe Police
Santa Barbara County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Santa Barbara County. Guadalupe Police is highlighted.

On foot23% 3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation66% 3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service29% 3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning30% 4th of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%
Citation35% 3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest26% 2nd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched17% 3rd of 5 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed30% 2nd of 5 in Santa Barbara 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.