The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Orange County Sheriff
62,170 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amOrange County
Orange County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for 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 170 a day
62,170 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 21%.
Busiest hour for stops
9am to 10am
21% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
8th of 22 in Orange County
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
16th of 22 in Orange County
Stops on foot
16%
9,843 of 62,170
12th of 22 in Orange County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Orange County Sheriff works
Filled: Orange County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Orange County Sheriff officers stop people for
Speeding21%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Registration, plates or insurance14%
Lights, tint or equipment14%
Phone use while driving8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Consensual contact with a search4%
Parole or probation check2%
Trespassing2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Everything else15%
The main reason recorded for each of 62,170 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Orange County Sheriff
Orange County average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Orange County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot16% 12th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation80% 11th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 16th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 15th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning37% 6th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation40% 13th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest7% 18th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 5th 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 searched20% 5th of 22 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 16th 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.