The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Pittsburg Police
3,701 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7am to 8amContra Costa County
Pittsburg Police is the police department for the city of Pittsburg, 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 10 a day
3,701 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 22%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,701 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
17% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Pittsburg 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. Pittsburg Police is highlighted.
On foot10% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation86% 11th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 7th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 6th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning17% 19th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation59% 4th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest8% 8th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 5th of 19 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 searched8% 9th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 6th of 19 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.