The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at La Palma Police
1,395 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amOrange County
La Palma Police is the police department for the city of La Palma, 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 4 a day
1,395 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, 33%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,395 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
51% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
La Palma 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 Palma Police is highlighted.
On foot9% 20th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation89% 3rd of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 17th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 14th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning54% 1st of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation31% 18th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest9% 15th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 21st of 22 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 searched18% 9th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 11th of 22 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.