The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Nevada County Sheriff
1,692 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmNevada County
Nevada County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for 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 5 a day
1,692 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, 24%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
30% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
2nd of 4 in Nevada County
Stops that came from a call
22%
The rest the officer started
2nd of 4 in Nevada County
Stops on foot
28%
468 of 1,692
2nd of 4 in Nevada County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Nevada County Sheriff works
Filled: Nevada County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Nevada County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance24%
Lights, tint or equipment15%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Speeding7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Outstanding warrant4%
Mental health hold4%
Domestic violence3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Trespassing2%
Everything else24%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,692 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Nevada County Sheriff
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 County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot28% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation67% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service22% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning54% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%
Citation5% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Arrest19% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold3% 1st 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 searched22% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed16% 2nd 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.