The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Pinole Police
3,150 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmContra Costa County
Pinole Police is the police department for the city of Pinole, in Contra Costa 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 9 a day
3,150 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 26%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,150 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Pinole Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. Pinole Police is highlighted.
On foot7% 10th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation90% 7th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 10th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 13th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning53% 4th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation36% 7th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 10th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 8th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched12% 6th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 9th of 17 in Contra Costa 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.