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

What the job looks like at Lompoc Police

3,957 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSanta Barbara County

Lompoc Police is the police department for the city of Lompoc, in Santa Barbara 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: lights, tint or equipment, 19%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
22% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
6th of 6 in Santa Barbara County
Stops that came from a call
100%
The rest the officer started
1st of 6 in Santa Barbara County
Stops on foot
40%
1,589 of 3,957
2nd of 6 in Santa Barbara County
Median stop length
19 min

Where Lompoc Police works

Filled: Lompoc city limits.
Name in the state file
LOMPOC PD
People stopped, 2024
3,957
Separate stops, 2024
3,711

Other departments in Santa Barbara County

What Lompoc Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment19%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Registration, plates or insurance7%
Outstanding warrant6%
Theft, burglary or stolen property4%
Trespassing4%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct4%
Domestic violence4%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats4%
Speeding3%
Everything else32%

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

When the work happens

22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Lompoc Police
Santa Barbara County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Santa Barbara County. Lompoc Police is highlighted.

On foot40% 2nd of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation54% 5th of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service100% 1st of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused20% 2nd of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning38% 4th of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%
Citation16% 6th of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest30% 1st of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 2nd of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched32% 1st of 6 in Santa Barbara County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed33% 1st of 6 in Santa Barbara 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.