The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Oroville Police
3,536 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmButte County
Oroville Police is the police department for the city of Oroville, in Butte 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 10 a day
3,536 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, 11%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,536 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Oroville Police
Butte County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Butte County. Oroville Police is highlighted.
On foot55% 1st of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation44% 5th of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service48% 1st of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused12% 1st of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning41% 3rd of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%60%
Citation10% 4th of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Arrest33% 1st of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold3% 1st of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched25% 2nd of 5 in Butte County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed35% 1st of 5 in Butte 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.