The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Los Angeles Police
348,617 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amLos Angeles County
Los Angeles Police is the police department for the city of Los Angeles, 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 955 a day
348,617 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 14%.
The main reason recorded for each of 348,617 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
18% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Los Angeles 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. Los Angeles Police is highlighted.
On foot32% 6th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation63% 49th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 21st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 18th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning34% 29th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation36% 29th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest14% 13th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 15th 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% 14th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed31% 1st 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.