The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Morgan Hill Police
1,090 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 6am to 7amSanta Clara County
Morgan Hill Police is the police department for the city of Morgan Hill, in Santa Clara 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 3 a day
1,090 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, 21%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,090 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
17% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Morgan Hill Police
Santa Clara County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Santa Clara County. Morgan Hill Police is highlighted.
On foot0% 14th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation96% 2nd of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 13th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 14th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning45% 4th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Citation41% 3rd of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest6% 10th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 14th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 9th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 11th of 14 in Santa Clara 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.