The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Monterey Police
3,488 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amMonterey County
Monterey Police is the police department for the city of Monterey, in 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 10 a day
3,488 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, 17%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,488 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
28% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Monterey Police
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 Police is highlighted.
On foot21% 3rd of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation76% 10th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service17% 3rd of 13 in Monterey County
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Person perceived as unhoused6% 3rd of 13 in Monterey County
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How stops end
Verbal warning44% 6th of 13 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%
Citation27% 8th of 13 in Monterey County
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Arrest14% 5th of 13 in Monterey County
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Psychiatric hold1% 4th of 13 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 searched8% 8th of 13 in Monterey County
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Handcuffed3% 11th of 13 in Monterey 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.