The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Los Banos Police
6,315 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmMerced County
Los Banos Police is the police department for the city of Los Banos, in Merced 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 17 a day
6,315 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 34%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,315 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Los Banos Police
Merced County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Merced County. Los Banos Police is highlighted.
On foot5% 5th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation90% 4th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 5th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 5th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning60% 5th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation11% 7th of 8 in Merced County
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Arrest9% 4th of 8 in Merced County
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Psychiatric hold0% 8th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 5th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 6th of 8 in Merced 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.