The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Los Angeles Airport Police
2,891 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10am to 11amLos Angeles County
Los Angeles Airport Police is a port or airport police department. Most of its 2024 stops were 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 8 a day
2,891 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lane, turn or right-of-way violation, 26%.
Busiest hour for stops
10am to 11am
7% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
418th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
14%
The rest the officer started
164th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
20%
563 of 2,891
173rd of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where Los Angeles Airport Police works
This agency works inside Los Angeles County. Its own area is not drawn.
What Los Angeles Airport Police officers stop people for
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation26%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign19%
Speeding9%
Lights, tint or equipment5%
Registration, plates or insurance4%
Parking or stopping violation3%
Mental health hold2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Trespassing2%
Phone use while driving2%
Everything else25%
The main reason recorded for each of 2,891 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
7% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Los Angeles Airport Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Los Angeles Airport Police is highlighted.
On foot20% 173rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation81% 216th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 164th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 89th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning16% 405th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation66% 15th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest6% 307th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold2% 38th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 295th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed10% 202nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.