The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Novato Police
4,742 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amMarin County
Novato Police is the police department for the city of Novato, in Marin 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 13 a day
4,742 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, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,742 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
18% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Novato Police
Marin County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Marin County. Novato Police is highlighted.
On foot14% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 7th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service13% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 1st of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 8th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation34% 2nd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Arrest14% 2nd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 5th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched15% 2nd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed16% 2nd of 9 in Marin 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.