The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Oxnard Police
19,824 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amVentura County
Oxnard Police is the police department for the city of Oxnard, in Ventura 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
19,824 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 12%.
The main reason recorded for each of 19,824 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Oxnard Police
Ventura County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Ventura County. Oxnard Police is highlighted.
On foot36% 2nd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation59% 5th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service25% 3rd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused9% 3rd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning27% 4th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Citation37% 4th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest21% 2nd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched12% 3rd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 3rd of 6 in Ventura 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.