The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Morro Bay Police
1,873 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSan Luis Obispo County
Morro Bay Police is the police department for the city of Morro Bay, in San Luis Obispo 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
1,873 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 21%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,873 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Morro Bay Police
San Luis Obispo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Luis Obispo County. Morro Bay Police is highlighted.
On foot16% 6th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation80% 6th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service14% 4th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 8th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning45% 4th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation40% 3rd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest12% 2nd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 6th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed3% 8th of 9 in San Luis Obispo 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.