The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Livingston Police
1,420 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmMerced County
Livingston Police is the police department for the city of Livingston, in Merced 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
1,420 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, 26%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,420 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Livingston Police
Merced County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Merced County. Livingston Police is highlighted.
On foot15% 1st of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation81% 7th of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 1st of 7 in Merced County
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 2nd of 7 in Merced County
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How stops end
Verbal warning65% 2nd of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation12% 6th of 7 in Merced County
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Arrest9% 3rd of 7 in Merced County
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Psychiatric hold0% 3rd of 7 in Merced County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 1st of 7 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed11% 1st of 7 in Merced 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.