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

What the job looks like at Lakeport Police

1,441 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmLake County

Lakeport Police is the police department for the city of Lakeport, in 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 4 a day

1,441 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, 14%.

Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
171st of 374 in California
Stops that came from a call
14%
The rest the officer started
133rd of 374 in California
Stops on foot
36%
516 of 1,441
37th of 374 in California
Median stop length
7 min

Where Lakeport Police works

Filled: Lakeport city limits.
Name in the state file
LAKEPORT PD
People stopped, 2024
1,441
Separate stops, 2024
1,331

Other departments in Lake County

What Lakeport Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment14%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Speeding7%
Trespassing6%
Public intoxication or open alcohol5%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct4%
Weapons4%
Phone use while driving4%
Everything else28%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,441 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Lakeport Police
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. Lakeport Police is highlighted.

On foot36% 37th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation59% 339th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 133rd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused14% 23rd of 374 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning67% 34th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation5% 345th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest17% 84th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 246th of 374 in California
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched18% 73rd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed21% 49th of 374 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.