The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Hawthorne Police
949 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmLos Angeles County
Hawthorne Police is the police department for the city of Hawthorne, in Los Angeles 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 3 a day
949 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, 20%.
The main reason recorded for each of 949 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Hawthorne Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Hawthorne Police is highlighted.
On foot14% 19th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation82% 27th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service18% 11th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 22nd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning43% 13th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation30% 34th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest15% 10th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 19th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched1% 43rd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 16th of 44 in Los Angeles 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.