The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Merced Police
6,455 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmMerced County
Merced Police is the police department for the city of Merced, in Merced 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
6,455 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, 45%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,455 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
28% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Merced Police
Merced County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Merced County. Merced Police is highlighted.
On foot0% 8th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation98% 1st of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service0% 8th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 6th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning16% 8th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation29% 1st of 8 in Merced County
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Arrest2% 7th of 8 in Merced County
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Psychiatric hold0% 7th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched1% 7th of 8 in Merced County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 7th of 8 in Merced 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.