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

What the job looks like at Kerman Police

2,300 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmFresno County

Kerman Police is the police department for the city of Kerman, in Fresno 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

2,300 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, 35%.

Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
23% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
10th of 17 in Fresno County
Stops that came from a call
9%
The rest the officer started
5th of 17 in Fresno County
Stops on foot
17%
390 of 2,300
8th of 17 in Fresno County
Median stop length
12 min

Where Kerman Police works

Filled: Kerman city limits.
Name in the state file
KERMAN PD
People stopped, 2024
2,300
Separate stops, 2024
2,210

Other departments in Fresno County

What Kerman Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment35%
Registration, plates or insurance27%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Trespassing2%
Speeding2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Phone use while driving1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Everything else13%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,300 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

23% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Kerman Police
Fresno County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Fresno County. Kerman Police is highlighted.

On foot17% 8th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation84% 11th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 5th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 4th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning60% 4th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Citation11% 10th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest10% 9th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 6th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched10% 9th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 7th of 17 in Fresno 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.

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