The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Moraga Police
1,836 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amContra Costa County
Moraga Police is the police department for the city of Moraga, in Contra Costa 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 5 a day
1,836 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 50%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,836 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
9% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Moraga Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Moraga Police is highlighted.
On foot2% 16th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation97% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 16th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 19th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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How stops end
Verbal warning46% 11th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation66% 2nd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest2% 15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
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Psychiatric hold0% 15th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched1% 16th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 16th of 19 in Contra Costa 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.