The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Los Angeles Park Rangers
935 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 2pm to 3pmLos Angeles County
Los Angeles Park Rangers is a park police or ranger agency. 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 3 a day
935 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: local ordinance violation, 71%.
Busiest hour for stops
2pm to 3pm
4% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
422nd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
24%
The rest the officer started
67th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
78%
726 of 935
6th of 434 in California
Median stop length
15 min
Where Los Angeles Park Rangers works
This agency works inside Los Angeles County. Its own area is not drawn.
What Los Angeles Park Rangers officers stop people for
Local ordinance violation71%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign3%
Speeding2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Registration, plates or insurance2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Drugs1%
Lights, tint or equipment1%
Weapons1%
Vandalism1%
Everything else15%
The main reason recorded for each of 935 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
4% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Los Angeles Park Rangers
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 Park Rangers is highlighted.
On foot78% 6th of 434 in California
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For a traffic violation18% 430th of 434 in California
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After a call for service24% 67th of 434 in California
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Person perceived as unhoused40% 1st of 434 in California
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How stops end
Verbal warning19% 391st of 434 in California
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Citation47% 60th of 434 in California
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Arrest9% 236th of 434 in California
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Psychiatric hold1% 155th of 434 in California
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched9% 229th of 434 in California
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Handcuffed20% 67th of 434 in California
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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.