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

What the job looks like at Gustine Police

2,723 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmMerced County

Gustine Police is the police department for the city of Gustine, in Merced 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 7 a day

2,723 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, 33%.

Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
40% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 7 in Merced County
Stops that came from a call
2%
The rest the officer started
6th of 7 in Merced County
Stops on foot
2%
62 of 2,723
6th of 7 in Merced County
Median stop length
7 min

Where Gustine Police works

Filled: Gustine city limits.
Name in the state file
GUSTINE POLICE DEPT
People stopped, 2024
2,723
Separate stops, 2024
2,689

Other departments in Merced County

What Gustine Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign33%
Lights, tint or equipment27%
Registration, plates or insurance22%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Speeding4%
Outstanding warrant1%
Phone use while driving1%
Weapons0%
Trespassing0%
Public intoxication or open alcohol0%
Everything else6%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,723 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

40% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Gustine Police
Merced County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Merced County. Gustine Police is highlighted.

On foot2% 6th of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation97% 2nd of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 6th of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 6th of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning75% 1st of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation21% 3rd of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Arrest3% 6th of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 4th of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 4th of 7 in Merced 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.