The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Lincoln Police
5,594 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmPlacer County
Lincoln Police is the police department for the city of Lincoln, in Placer 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 15 a day
5,594 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 30%.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,594 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
31% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Lincoln Police
Placer County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Placer County. Lincoln Police is highlighted.
On foot10% 3rd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation84% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 5th of 5 in Placer County
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How stops end
Verbal warning55% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation20% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
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Arrest9% 3rd of 5 in Placer County
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Psychiatric hold0% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched16% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 2nd of 5 in Placer 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.