The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Mountain View Police
6,413 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSanta Clara County
Mountain View Police is the police department for the city of Mountain View, 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 18 a day
6,413 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, 18%.
What Mountain View Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign18%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Speeding13%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation8%
Phone use while driving7%
Outstanding warrant2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Mental health hold2%
Everything else17%
The main reason recorded for each of 6,413 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Mountain View 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. Mountain View Police is highlighted.
On foot18% 7th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation80% 8th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service15% 4th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 5th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning46% 3rd of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Citation34% 6th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest13% 6th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 4th 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 searched14% 7th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed9% 7th 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.