The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Inyo County Sheriff

1,266 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmInyo County

Inyo County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Inyo 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

1,266 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 41%.

Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
28% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
155th of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
11%
The rest the officer started
220th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
13%
168 of 1,266
260th of 433 in California
Median stop length
9 min

Where Inyo County Sheriff works

Filled: Inyo County. Cities with their own police are gray.
Name in the state file
INYO CO SO
People stopped, 2024
1,266
Separate stops, 2024
1,214

Other departments in Inyo County

What Inyo County Sheriff officers stop people for

Speeding41%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign6%
Registration, plates or insurance6%
Outstanding warrant4%
Trespassing1%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Public intoxication or open alcohol1%
Domestic violence1%
Everything else17%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,266 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

28% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Inyo County Sheriff
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in California. Inyo County Sheriff is highlighted.

On foot13% 260th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation82% 190th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service11% 220th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 294th of 433 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning53% 130th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation26% 202nd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest11% 191st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 397th of 433 in California
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched9% 233rd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed10% 189th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.