The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Long Beach Police
8,286 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 5pm to 6pmLos Angeles County
Long Beach Police is the police department for the city of Long Beach, in Los Angeles 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 23 a day
8,286 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 8,286 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
15% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Long Beach Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Long Beach Police is highlighted.
On foot20% 17th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation77% 35th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 20th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 16th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning33% 30th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation50% 12th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest8% 26th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 5th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 12th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 50th of 53 in Los Angeles 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.