The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Los Angeles Port Police
2,281 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10am to 11amSalary $77,443 to $113,357Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Port 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 6 a day
2,281 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, 18%.
Busiest hour for stops
10am to 11am
14% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
375th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
15%
The rest the officer started
152nd of 434 in California
Stops on foot
24%
555 of 2,281
124th of 434 in California
Median stop length
15 min
Pay at Los Angeles Port Police in 2025
Published salary range
$77,443 to $113,357
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$222,126
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$38,706
26% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $84,945 or more.
What Los Angeles Port Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign18%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Trespassing9%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation8%
Registration, plates or insurance7%
Parking or stopping violation4%
Speeding4%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Local ordinance violation2%
Weapons1%
Everything else34%
The main reason recorded for each of 2,281 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
14% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Los Angeles Port 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 Port Police is highlighted.
On foot24% 124th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation73% 299th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service15% 152nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused14% 36th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning37% 265th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation24% 221st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest3% 387th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 327th 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 searched6% 317th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed8% 254th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.