The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Kings County Sheriff
3,303 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amKings County
Kings County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Kings 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 9 a day
3,303 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, 41%.
Busiest hour for stops
11pm to 12am
39% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 5 in Kings County
Stops that came from a call
10%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 5 in Kings County
Stops on foot
14%
445 of 3,303
3rd of 5 in Kings County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Kings County Sheriff works
Filled: Kings County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Kings County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance41%
Lights, tint or equipment27%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign8%
Outstanding warrant7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Speeding2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Drugs0%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct0%
Trespassing0%
Everything else8%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,303 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
39% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Kings County Sheriff
Kings County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kings County. Kings County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot14% 3rd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation85% 3rd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 3rd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 4th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning76% 2nd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation2% 5th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Arrest14% 2nd of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 4th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 4th of 5 in Kings County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 4th of 5 in Kings 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.