The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Manteca Police

5,281 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSan Joaquin County

Manteca Police is the police department for the city of Manteca, in San Joaquin 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 14 a day

5,281 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
10pm to 11pm
36% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 10 in San Joaquin County
Stops that came from a call
12%
The rest the officer started
6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
Stops on foot
16%
837 of 5,281
6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
Median stop length
11 min

Where Manteca Police works

Filled: Manteca city limits.
Name in the state file
MANTECA PD
People stopped, 2024
5,281
Separate stops, 2024
5,102

Other departments in San Joaquin County

What Manteca Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign18%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Speeding13%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Phone use while driving5%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Local ordinance violation2%
Weapons2%
Everything else22%

The main reason recorded for each of 5,281 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

36% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Manteca Police
San Joaquin County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in San Joaquin County. Manteca Police is highlighted.

On foot16% 6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation80% 5th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service12% 6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 7th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning31% 8th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation25% 6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest17% 3rd of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched13% 3rd of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed16% 3rd of 10 in San Joaquin 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.