The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Oakdale Police

4,053 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amStanislaus County

Oakdale Police is the police department for the city of Oakdale, in Stanislaus 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 11 a day

4,053 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, 20%.

Busiest hour for stops
9am to 10am
22% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
6th of 7 in Stanislaus County
Stops that came from a call
8%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
Stops on foot
17%
694 of 4,053
3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
Median stop length
9 min

Where Oakdale Police works

Filled: Oakdale city limits.
Name in the state file
OAKDALE PD
People stopped, 2024
4,053
Separate stops, 2024
3,885

Other departments in Stanislaus County

What Oakdale Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign20%
Lights, tint or equipment17%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Speeding12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Parole or probation check3%
Phone use while driving3%
Outstanding warrant2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Everything else21%

The main reason recorded for each of 4,053 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Oakdale Police
Stanislaus County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Stanislaus County. Oakdale Police is highlighted.

On foot17% 3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 5th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 4th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning35% 6th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation38% 1st of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Arrest7% 3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched12% 3rd of 7 in Stanislaus County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 2nd of 7 in Stanislaus 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.