The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Huntington Beach Police
3,241 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amOrange County
Huntington Beach Police is the police department for the city of Huntington Beach, in Orange 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 9 a day
3,241 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, 12%.
What Huntington Beach Police officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance12%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign8%
Speeding8%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Local ordinance violation6%
Phone use while driving5%
Outstanding warrant4%
Weapons4%
Everything else28%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,241 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Huntington Beach Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Huntington Beach Police is highlighted.
On foot38% 2nd of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation58% 21st of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service21% 4th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused27% 2nd of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning23% 16th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation24% 22nd of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest42% 1st of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 6th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched36% 1st of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed39% 1st of 22 in Orange 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.