The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Los Alamitos Police
1,772 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amOrange County
Los Alamitos Police is the police department for the city of Los Alamitos, in Orange 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 5 a day
1,772 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, 31%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,772 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
20% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Los Alamitos Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Los Alamitos Police is highlighted.
On foot9% 19th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation88% 5th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 19th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 19th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning43% 3rd of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation48% 9th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 19th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 18th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched4% 21st of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 20th of 22 in Orange 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.