The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Jackson Police
2,233 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmAmador County
Jackson Police is the police department for the city of Jackson, in Amador 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
2,233 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, 33%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,233 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
35% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Jackson Police
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. Jackson Police is highlighted.
On foot12% 291st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation83% 185th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 279th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 129th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning64% 64th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation12% 341st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest12% 174th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold2% 84th 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 searched18% 81st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed13% 147th 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.