The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Marin County Sheriff
4,951 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmMarin County
Marin County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Marin 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
4,951 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, 40%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
35% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 9 in Marin County
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
6th of 9 in Marin County
Stops on foot
12%
584 of 4,951
4th of 9 in Marin County
Median stop length
5 min
Where Marin County Sheriff works
Filled: Marin County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Marin County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance40%
Lights, tint or equipment22%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Speeding5%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Parole or probation check2%
Mental health hold1%
Phone use while driving1%
Everything else12%
The main reason recorded for each of 4,951 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
35% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Marin County Sheriff
Marin County average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Marin County. Marin County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot12% 4th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation85% 6th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 6th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 7th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning73% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation6% 9th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Arrest10% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 2nd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched15% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 3rd of 9 in Marin 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.