The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Monterey County Sheriff
642 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmMonterey County
Monterey County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Monterey 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 2 a day
642 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, 28%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
39% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 14 in Monterey County
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
11th of 14 in Monterey County
Stops on foot
8%
50 of 642
10th of 14 in Monterey County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Monterey County Sheriff works
Filled: Monterey County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Monterey County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance28%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Speeding12%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Consensual contact with a search4%
Weapons2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats1%
Parking or stopping violation1%
Everything else11%
The main reason recorded for each of 642 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
39% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Monterey County Sheriff
Monterey County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Monterey County. Monterey County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot8% 10th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation85% 7th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 11th of 14 in Monterey County
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Person perceived as unhoused3% 6th of 14 in Monterey County
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How stops end
Verbal warning58% 4th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%
Citation12% 14th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Arrest7% 9th of 14 in Monterey County
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Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 14 in Monterey 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 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 2nd of 14 in Monterey 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.