The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Palm Springs Police
5,646 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amRiverside County
Palm Springs Police is the police department for the city of Palm Springs, in Riverside 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 15 a day
5,646 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 39%.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,646 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
18% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Palm Springs Police
Riverside County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Riverside County. Palm Springs Police is highlighted.
On foot14% 7th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation85% 7th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 7th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 9th of 13 in Riverside County
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How stops end
Verbal warning10% 13th of 13 in Riverside County
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Citation51% 6th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest11% 7th of 13 in Riverside County
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Psychiatric hold1% 9th of 13 in Riverside County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 8th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 8th of 13 in Riverside 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.