The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Pleasant Hill Police
4,731 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmContra Costa County
Pleasant Hill Police is the police department for the city of Pleasant Hill, 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 13 a day
4,731 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, 17%.
What Pleasant Hill Police officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance17%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign14%
Theft, burglary or stolen property10%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Speeding7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Trespassing4%
Mental health hold3%
Phone use while driving3%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Everything else25%
The main reason recorded for each of 4,731 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Pleasant Hill 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. Pleasant Hill Police is highlighted.
On foot30% 1st of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation65% 18th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service25% 2nd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused10% 2nd of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning50% 7th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation15% 16th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest14% 5th of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold3% 2nd 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 searched19% 1st of 19 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed18% 2nd 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.