The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Mendocino County Sheriff
2,443 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmMendocino County
Mendocino County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Mendocino 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 7 a day
2,443 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 27%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
45% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
1st of 4 in Mendocino County
Stops that came from a call
12%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
Stops on foot
14%
330 of 2,443
4th of 4 in Mendocino County
Median stop length
8 min
Where Mendocino County Sheriff works
Filled: Mendocino County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Mendocino County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment27%
Registration, plates or insurance26%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Speeding5%
Consensual contact with a search4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Outstanding warrant4%
Parole or probation check2%
Trespassing2%
School or truancy matter2%
Everything else15%
The main reason recorded for each of 2,443 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
45% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Mendocino County Sheriff
Mendocino County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Mendocino County. Mendocino County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot14% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 1st of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service12% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning59% 3rd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation2% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Arrest11% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 4th of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched19% 2nd of 4 in Mendocino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed11% 4th of 4 in Mendocino 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.