The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Mendota Police
2,266 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmFresno County
Mendota Police is the police department for the city of Mendota, in Fresno 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 6 a day
2,266 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, 29%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,266 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
14% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Mendota Police
Fresno County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Fresno County. Mendota Police is highlighted.
On foot14% 8th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation86% 9th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 10th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 5th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning25% 14th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Citation34% 2nd of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest9% 9th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 9th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 11th of 15 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed9% 8th of 15 in Fresno 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.