The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Imperial County Sheriff
9,947 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmImperial County
Imperial County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Imperial 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 27 a day
9,947 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 26%.
Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 5 in Imperial County
Stops that came from a call
2%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 5 in Imperial County
Stops on foot
5%
487 of 9,947
3rd of 5 in Imperial County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Imperial County Sheriff works
Filled: Imperial County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Imperial County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment26%
Registration, plates or insurance20%
Speeding18%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Phone use while driving1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Seat belt or child seat0%
Everything else8%
The main reason recorded for each of 9,947 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Imperial County Sheriff
Imperial County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Imperial County. Imperial County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot5% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation94% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning67% 1st of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%
Citation22% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Arrest3% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 4th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 2nd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 3rd of 5 in Imperial 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.