The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Hermosa Beach Police
1,813 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmLos Angeles County
Hermosa Beach Police is the police department for the city of Hermosa Beach, 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 5 a day
1,813 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, 32%.
What Hermosa Beach Police officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance32%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Phone use while driving3%
Speeding3%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Mental health hold1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Everything else15%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,813 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
40% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Hermosa Beach 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. Hermosa Beach Police is highlighted.
On foot13% 24th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation86% 18th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 26th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 25th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning38% 19th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation37% 25th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest6% 32nd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 28th 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 searched4% 34th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 39th 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.