The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Kern County Sheriff
17,824 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmKern County
Kern County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Kern 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 49 a day
17,824 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, 20%.
Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
9th of 12 in Kern County
Stops that came from a call
32%
The rest the officer started
1st of 12 in Kern County
Stops on foot
46%
8,132 of 17,824
1st of 12 in Kern County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Kern County Sheriff works
Filled: Kern County. Cities with their own police are gray.
The main reason recorded for each of 17,824 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Kern County Sheriff
Kern County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kern County. Kern County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot46% 1st of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation48% 12th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service32% 1st of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused10% 1st of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning41% 9th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation4% 12th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest34% 2nd of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched25% 2nd of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed44% 1st of 12 in Kern 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.