The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Kensington Police
1,204 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmContra Costa County
Kensington Police is a police agency for a special district or a group of towns. Most of its 2024 stops were in Contra Costa 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
1,204 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 51%.
Busiest hour for stops
7pm to 8pm
19% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
318th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
410th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
1%
14 of 1,204
425th of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where Kensington Police works
This agency works inside Contra Costa County. Its own area is not drawn.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,204 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Kensington 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. Kensington Police is highlighted.
On foot1% 425th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation99% 4th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 410th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 408th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning46% 175th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation41% 83rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest1% 431st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 377th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched1% 430th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed1% 416th of 434 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.