The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Menlo Park Police
6,514 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSan Mateo County
Menlo Park Police is the police department for the city of Menlo Park, in San Mateo 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 18 a day
6,514 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, 20%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,514 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Menlo Park Police
San Mateo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Mateo County. Menlo Park Police is highlighted.
On foot8% 11th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation90% 6th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 12th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 6th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning26% 14th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation33% 4th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest4% 10th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 12th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 9th of 16 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 10th of 16 in San Mateo 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.