The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Oakland Housing Authority Police
605 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 1pm to 2pmAlameda County
Oakland Housing Authority Police is a police agency for a special district or a group of towns. Most of its 2024 stops were 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 2 a day
605 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, 15%.
Busiest hour for stops
1pm to 2pm
19% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
323rd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
41%
The rest the officer started
14th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
50%
305 of 605
15th of 434 in California
Median stop length
35 min
Where Oakland Housing Authority Police works
This agency works inside Alameda County. Its own area is not drawn.
What Oakland Housing Authority Police officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance15%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Mental health hold8%
Theft, burglary or stolen property8%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats4%
Outstanding warrant4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Domestic violence4%
Weapons3%
Trespassing3%
Everything else30%
The main reason recorded for each of 605 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Oakland Housing Authority Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Oakland Housing Authority Police is highlighted.
On foot50% 15th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation42% 421st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service41% 14th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 196th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning39% 247th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation4% 410th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest25% 29th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold9% 4th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched25% 31st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed39% 9th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.