The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Orange Police
19,577 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amOrange County
Orange Police is the police department for the city of Orange, in 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 54 a day
19,577 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 15%.
The main reason recorded for each of 19,577 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
17% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Orange Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Orange Police is highlighted.
On foot22% 10th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation75% 16th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service12% 10th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 9th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning27% 13th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation48% 10th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest16% 10th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 6th of 24 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% 7th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 12th of 24 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.