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

What the job looks like at Martinez Police

4,052 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmContra Costa County

Martinez Police is the police department for the city of Martinez, in Contra Costa 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 11 a day

4,052 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, 23%.

Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
38% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops that came from a call
12%
The rest the officer started
5th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Stops on foot
17%
703 of 4,052
6th of 19 in Contra Costa County
Median stop length
9 min

Where Martinez Police works

Filled: Martinez city limits.
Name in the state file
MARTINEZ PD
People stopped, 2024
4,052
Separate stops, 2024
3,796

Other departments in Contra Costa County

What Martinez Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance23%
Lights, tint or equipment17%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign16%
Speeding8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Phone use while driving2%
Trespassing2%
Everything else22%

The main reason recorded for each of 4,052 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

38% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Martinez Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Martinez Police is highlighted.

On foot17% 6th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service12% 5th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 8th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning59% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation18% 15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest9% 7th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 13th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched18% 2nd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 5th of 19 in Contra Costa 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.