The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Lassen County Sheriff
1,407 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmLassen County
Lassen County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Lassen 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
1,407 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, 34%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
22% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
255th of 374 in California
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
264th of 374 in California
Stops on foot
18%
246 of 1,407
157th of 374 in California
Median stop length
9 min
Where Lassen County Sheriff works
Filled: Lassen County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Lassen County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment34%
Registration, plates or insurance17%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Outstanding warrant8%
Speeding6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
License problem1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Everything else17%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,407 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Lassen 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. Lassen County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot18% 157th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation80% 198th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 264th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 302nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning52% 102nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation5% 351st of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest15% 110th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 350th 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 searched15% 112th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed16% 95th 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.