The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Newark Police
2,910 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmAlameda County
Newark Police is the police department for the city of Newark, in Alameda 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 8 a day
2,910 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 17%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,910 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Newark Police
Alameda County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Alameda County. Newark Police is highlighted.
On foot28% 8th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation66% 11th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service30% 3rd of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 10th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning47% 7th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation14% 13th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest19% 3rd of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold4% 3rd of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched22% 4th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed24% 4th of 18 in Alameda 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.