The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Manhattan Beach Police
7,536 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmLos Angeles County
Manhattan Beach Police is the police department for the city of Manhattan Beach, 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 21 a day
7,536 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 27%.
What Manhattan Beach Police officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance27%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign17%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Speeding8%
Phone use while driving6%
Parking or stopping violation3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Seat belt or child seat0%
Consensual contact with a search0%
Everything else9%
The main reason recorded for each of 7,536 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
36% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Manhattan Beach 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. Manhattan Beach Police is highlighted.
On foot4% 41st of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation95% 5th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 36th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 39th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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How stops end
Verbal warning66% 2nd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation18% 41st of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest4% 37th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Psychiatric hold1% 24th of 44 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 searched10% 19th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 32nd of 44 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.