The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Hayward Police
3,520 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amAlameda County
Hayward Police is the police department for the city of Hayward, in Alameda 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 10 a day
3,520 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, 17%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,520 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Hayward Police
Alameda County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Alameda County. Hayward Police is highlighted.
On foot10% 12th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation87% 3rd of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service10% 11th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 10th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning24% 12th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation49% 2nd of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest8% 9th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 9th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched9% 11th of 14 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 8th of 14 in Alameda 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.