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

What the job looks like at Lathrop Police

3,957 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSan Joaquin County

Lathrop Police is the police department for the city of Lathrop, in San Joaquin 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 11 a day

3,957 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 28%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
25% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
6th of 8 in San Joaquin County
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
8th of 8 in San Joaquin County
Stops on foot
2%
80 of 3,957
8th of 8 in San Joaquin County
Median stop length
9 min

Where Lathrop Police works

Filled: Lathrop city limits.
Name in the state file
LATHROP PD
People stopped, 2024
3,957
Separate stops, 2024
3,822

Other departments in San Joaquin County

What Lathrop Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign28%
Registration, plates or insurance21%
Lights, tint or equipment16%
Speeding9%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Phone use while driving2%
Outstanding warrant1%
License problem1%
Trespassing0%
Parking or stopping violation0%
Everything else17%

The main reason recorded for each of 3,957 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Lathrop Police
San Joaquin County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in San Joaquin County. Lathrop Police is highlighted.

On foot2% 8th of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation96% 1st of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 8th of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 8th of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning50% 3rd of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation34% 3rd of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest5% 7th of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 7th of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 5th of 8 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 7th of 8 in San Joaquin 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.