The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Hemet Police
945 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmRiverside County
Hemet Police is the police department for the city of Hemet, in Riverside 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
945 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, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 945 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Hemet Police
Riverside County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Riverside County. Hemet Police is highlighted.
On foot21% 5th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 9th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 5th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 6th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning38% 4th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Citation41% 8th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest13% 4th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 5th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched15% 2nd of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 4th of 13 in Riverside 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.