The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Pasadena Police
6,560 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amLos Angeles County
Pasadena Police is the police department for the city of Pasadena, 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 18 a day
6,560 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: phone use while driving, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,560 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
10% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Pasadena 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. Pasadena Police is highlighted.
On foot10% 37th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation89% 17th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 29th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 15th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning10% 51st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation62% 5th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest6% 31st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 33rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 32nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 25th of 53 in Los Angeles 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.