The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Pacific Grove Police
1,932 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 12am to 1amMonterey County
Pacific Grove Police is the police department for the city of Pacific Grove, in Monterey 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 5 a day
1,932 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, 16%.
What Pacific Grove Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign16%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Speeding12%
Parking or stopping violation11%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Phone use while driving3%
Weapons3%
Mental health hold1%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Everything else20%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,932 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
39% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Pacific Grove Police
Monterey County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Monterey County. Pacific Grove Police is highlighted.
On foot8% 11th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation82% 9th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 8th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 9th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning58% 5th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%60%
Citation20% 12th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Arrest4% 11th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 7th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 9th of 14 in Monterey County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed3% 10th of 14 in Monterey 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.