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

What the job looks like at Lindsay Department of Public Safety

579 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmTulare County

Lindsay Department of Public Safety is the police department for the city of Lindsay, in Tulare 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 2 a day

579 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: outstanding warrant, 22%.

Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
32% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
2nd of 9 in Tulare County
Stops that came from a call
37%
The rest the officer started
1st of 9 in Tulare County
Stops on foot
55%
317 of 579
1st of 9 in Tulare County
Median stop length
30 min

Where Lindsay Department of Public Safety works

Filled: Lindsay city limits.
Name in the state file
LINDSAY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC S
People stopped, 2024
579
Separate stops, 2024
559

Other departments in Tulare County

What Lindsay Department of Public Safety officers stop people for

Outstanding warrant22%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Lights, tint or equipment8%
Registration, plates or insurance6%
Weapons4%
Consensual contact with a search4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Speeding3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Everything else34%

The main reason recorded for each of 579 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Lindsay Department of Public Safety
Tulare County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Tulare County. Lindsay Department of Public Safety is highlighted.

On foot55% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation35% 9th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service37% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused19% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning12% 9th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Citation7% 8th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Arrest56% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 6th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched58% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed70% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
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.