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

What the job looks like at Lodi Police

6,895 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSan Joaquin County

Lodi Police is the police department for the city of Lodi, 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 19 a day

6,895 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 13%.

Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
31% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 10 in San Joaquin County
Stops that came from a call
27%
The rest the officer started
2nd of 10 in San Joaquin County
Stops on foot
32%
2,242 of 6,895
1st of 10 in San Joaquin County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Lodi Police works

Filled: Lodi city limits.
Name in the state file
LODI PD
People stopped, 2024
6,895
Separate stops, 2024
6,397

Other departments in San Joaquin County

What Lodi Police officers stop people for

Speeding13%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Local ordinance violation6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Phone use while driving4%
Mental health hold3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol3%
Outstanding warrant3%
Everything else30%

The main reason recorded for each of 6,895 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

31% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Lodi 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. Lodi Police is highlighted.

On foot32% 1st of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation62% 9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service27% 2nd of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused15% 1st of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning34% 6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation30% 5th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest26% 1st of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold3% 1st of 10 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 searched31% 1st of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed31% 1st of 10 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.