The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Monrovia Police

5,208 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmLos Angeles County

Monrovia Police is the police department for the city of Monrovia, in Los Angeles 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 14 a day

5,208 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 27%.

Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
34% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
10th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops that came from a call
13%
The rest the officer started
22nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops on foot
14%
702 of 5,208
27th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Monrovia Police works

Filled: Monrovia city limits.
Name in the state file
MONROVIA PD
People stopped, 2024
5,208
Separate stops, 2024
4,943

Other departments in Los Angeles County

What Monrovia Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign27%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Speeding8%
Phone use while driving4%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Trespassing1%
Seat belt or child seat1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Everything else16%

The main reason recorded for each of 5,208 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

34% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Monrovia Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Monrovia Police is highlighted.

On foot14% 27th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation83% 27th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service13% 22nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 41st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning53% 8th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation32% 35th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest10% 17th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 26th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched12% 17th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 36th of 53 in Los Angeles 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.