The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Mariposa County Sheriff
604 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmMariposa County
Mariposa County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Mariposa 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 2 a day
604 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, 38%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
44% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
16th of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
357th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
8%
51 of 604
334th of 433 in California
Median stop length
12 min
Where Mariposa County Sheriff works
Filled: Mariposa County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Mariposa County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance38%
Lights, tint or equipment25%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Consensual contact with a search3%
Outstanding warrant2%
Speeding1%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Public intoxication or open alcohol1%
Weapons1%
Everything else6%
The main reason recorded for each of 604 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
44% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Mariposa 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. Mariposa County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot8% 334th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation90% 88th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 357th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 230th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning59% 90th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation1% 431st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest18% 76th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 284th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched19% 69th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed15% 114th of 433 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.