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

What the job looks like at La Habra Police

5,967 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amOrange County

La Habra Police is the police department for the city of La Habra, in Orange 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 16 a day

5,967 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: phone use while driving, 20%.

Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
12% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
23rd of 24 in Orange County
Stops that came from a call
8%
The rest the officer started
15th of 24 in Orange County
Stops on foot
12%
703 of 5,967
16th of 24 in Orange County
Median stop length
5 min

Where La Habra Police works

Filled: La Habra city limits.
Name in the state file
LA HABRA PD
People stopped, 2024
5,967
Separate stops, 2024
5,609

Other departments in Orange County

What La Habra Police officers stop people for

Phone use while driving20%
Registration, plates or insurance14%
Speeding14%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign13%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Seat belt or child seat2%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Outstanding warrant1%
School or truancy matter0%
Everything else15%

The main reason recorded for each of 5,967 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

12% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

La Habra Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Orange County. La Habra Police is highlighted.

On foot12% 16th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation86% 9th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 15th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 24th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning19% 20th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation51% 6th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest9% 17th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 15th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 20th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 21st of 24 in Orange 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.