The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Petaluma Police
9,666 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSonoma County
Petaluma Police is the police department for the city of Petaluma, in Sonoma 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 26 a day
9,666 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, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 9,666 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
34% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Petaluma Police
Sonoma County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sonoma County. Petaluma Police is highlighted.
On foot15% 9th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation82% 4th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service4% 9th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 8th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning28% 11th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation14% 6th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Arrest8% 9th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 8th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 10th of 12 in Sonoma 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.