The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Palos Verdes Estates Police
5,479 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amLos Angeles County
Palos Verdes Estates Police is the police department for the city of Palos Verdes Estates, in Los Angeles 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
5,479 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, 37%.
What Palos Verdes Estates Police officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment37%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign20%
Speeding18%
Registration, plates or insurance14%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Phone use while driving1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Parking or stopping violation0%
Drugs0%
Weapons0%
Everything else4%
The main reason recorded for each of 5,479 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
42% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Palos Verdes Estates Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Palos Verdes Estates Police is highlighted.
On foot1% 44th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation98% 1st of 44 in Los Angeles County
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After a call for service1% 44th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Person perceived as unhoused0% 44th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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How stops end
Verbal warning77% 1st of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Citation20% 40th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Arrest2% 41st of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Psychiatric hold0% 41st of 44 in Los Angeles County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched3% 37th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Handcuffed0% 44th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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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.