The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Nevada City Police
468 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 2pm to 3pmNevada County
Nevada City Police is the police department for the city of Nevada City, in Nevada 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 1 a day
468 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, 26%.
The main reason recorded for each of 468 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Nevada City Police
Nevada County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Nevada County. Nevada City Police is highlighted.
On foot18% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation83% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service8% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning62% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%
Citation15% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Arrest8% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed9% 3rd of 4 in Nevada 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.