The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Imperial Police
2,137 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmImperial County
Imperial Police is the police department for the city of Imperial, in 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 6 a day
2,137 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, 29%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,137 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Imperial Police
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 Police is highlighted.
On foot3% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation97% 1st of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service0% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 4th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning45% 3rd of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%60%
Citation22% 4th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Arrest2% 4th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th 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 searched2% 5th of 5 in Imperial County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 4th 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.