The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Madera County Sheriff
3,663 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmMadera County
Madera County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Madera 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 10 a day
3,663 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, 15%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
32% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
91st of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
29%
The rest the officer started
41st of 434 in California
Stops on foot
38%
1,378 of 3,663
44th of 434 in California
Median stop length
11 min
Where Madera County Sheriff works
Filled: Madera County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Madera County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment15%
Registration, plates or insurance12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign10%
Speeding8%
School or truancy matter7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Outstanding warrant4%
Trespassing4%
Domestic violence3%
Consensual contact with a search3%
Everything else29%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,663 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Madera County Sheriff
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. Madera County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot38% 44th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation58% 388th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service29% 41st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused10% 57th of 434 in California
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How stops end
Verbal warning42% 210th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation2% 423rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest21% 43rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold3% 31st 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 searched17% 98th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed22% 50th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.