The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Napa County Sheriff

2,040 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amNapa County

Napa County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Napa 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 6 a day

2,040 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, 22%.

Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
13% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 4 in Napa County
Stops that came from a call
6%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 4 in Napa County
Stops on foot
6%
115 of 2,040
4th of 4 in Napa County
Median stop length
5 min

Where Napa County Sheriff works

Filled: Napa County. Cities with their own police are gray.
Name in the state file
NAPA CO SO
People stopped, 2024
2,040
Separate stops, 2024
1,884

Other departments in Napa County

What Napa County Sheriff officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign22%
Registration, plates or insurance20%
Speeding14%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Phone use while driving4%
Parole or probation check1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Everything else18%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,040 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

13% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Napa County Sheriff
Napa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Napa County. Napa County Sheriff is highlighted.

On foot6% 4th of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation90% 1st of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning42% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%
Citation30% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest5% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 4th of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 2nd of 4 in Napa 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.