The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Oakland Police
17,002 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 4pm to 5pmAlameda County
Oakland Police is the police department for the city of Oakland, 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 47 a day
17,002 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, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 17,002 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
23% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Oakland 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. Oakland Police is highlighted.
On foot43% 3rd of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation47% 15th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service39% 2nd of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 4th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning13% 17th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation35% 7th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest25% 1st of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold10% 1st 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 searched44% 1st of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed41% 1st 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.