The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Hanford Police
10,493 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmKings County
Hanford Police is the police department for the city of Hanford, in Kings 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 29 a day
10,493 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, 23%.
The main reason recorded for each of 10,493 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
33% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Hanford Police
Kings County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kings County. Hanford Police is highlighted.
On foot21% 2nd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation75% 4th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service19% 2nd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 1st of 5 in Kings County
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How stops end
Verbal warning50% 5th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation12% 2nd of 5 in Kings County
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Arrest17% 1st of 5 in Kings County
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Psychiatric hold0% 2nd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched17% 1st of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed17% 1st of 5 in Kings 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.