The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Placentia Police
2,298 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmOrange County
Placentia Police is the police department for the city of Placentia, in Orange 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 6 a day
2,298 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 28%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,298 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Placentia Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Placentia Police is highlighted.
On foot11% 18th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation87% 8th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 16th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 13th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 6th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation37% 16th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest13% 14th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 13th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 18th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 10th of 24 in Orange 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.