The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Monterey Park Police
3,878 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmLos Angeles County
Monterey Park Police is the police department for the city of Monterey Park, 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 11 a day
3,878 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, 30%.
What Monterey Park Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign30%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Phone use while driving12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Speeding9%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Seat belt or child seat1%
Consensual contact with a search0%
Mental health hold0%
Everything else13%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,878 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Monterey Park 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. Monterey Park Police is highlighted.
On foot8% 39th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation92% 13th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 45th of 53 in Los Angeles County
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 44th of 53 in Los Angeles County
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How stops end
Verbal warning29% 36th of 53 in Los Angeles County
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Citation57% 6th of 53 in Los Angeles County
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Arrest4% 41st of 53 in Los Angeles County
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Psychiatric hold0% 43rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 30th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 45th of 53 in Los Angeles County
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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.