The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Los Angeles County Sheriff
232,126 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amLos Angeles County
Los Angeles County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for 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 636 a day
232,126 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 19%.
Busiest hour for stops
9am to 10am
19% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
32nd of 44 in Los Angeles County
Stops that came from a call
14%
The rest the officer started
13th of 44 in Los Angeles County
Stops on foot
20%
47,633 of 232,126
10th of 44 in Los Angeles County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Los Angeles County Sheriff works
Filled: Los Angeles County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Los Angeles County Sheriff officers stop people for
Speeding19%
Registration, plates or insurance15%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign14%
Lights, tint or equipment8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Phone use while driving4%
Outstanding warrant3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Trespassing2%
Everything else25%
The main reason recorded for each of 232,126 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Los Angeles County Sheriff
Los Angeles County average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot20% 10th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation75% 33rd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 13th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 27th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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How stops end
Verbal warning26% 33rd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation38% 23rd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest14% 12th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Psychiatric hold1% 13th of 44 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 searched17% 8th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 11th of 44 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.