The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Newport Beach Police
7,146 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmOrange County
Newport Beach Police is the police department for the city of Newport Beach, in Orange 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 20 a day
7,146 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, 20%.
What Newport Beach Police officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance20%
Lights, tint or equipment18%
Local ordinance violation13%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Speeding6%
Phone use while driving3%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Everything else19%
The main reason recorded for each of 7,146 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
37% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Newport Beach Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Newport Beach Police is highlighted.
On foot28% 6th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation68% 17th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service17% 7th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused11% 4th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning23% 15th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation24% 21st of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest21% 5th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 11th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed16% 6th of 22 in Orange 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.