The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Modesto Police
21,485 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmStanislaus County
Modesto Police is the police department for the city of Modesto, in Stanislaus 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 59 a day
21,485 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, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 21,485 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
27% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Modesto Police
Stanislaus County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Stanislaus County. Modesto Police is highlighted.
On foot34% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation63% 7th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service20% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
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How stops end
Verbal warning27% 7th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation17% 6th of 7 in Stanislaus County
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Arrest19% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
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Psychiatric hold1% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched16% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed20% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus 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.