The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Lake County Sheriff
2,752 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amLake County
Lake County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Lake 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 8 a day
2,752 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, 22%.
Busiest hour for stops
11pm to 12am
39% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
37th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
21%
The rest the officer started
89th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
33%
897 of 2,752
74th of 434 in California
Median stop length
17 min
Where Lake County Sheriff works
Filled: Lake County. Cities with their own police are gray.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,752 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
39% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Lake County Sheriff
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Lake County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot33% 74th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation64% 355th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service21% 89th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 340th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning48% 160th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation1% 434th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest37% 10th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 349th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched41% 5th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed30% 21st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.