The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Plumas County Sheriff
1,088 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmPlumas County
Plumas County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Plumas 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 3 a day
1,088 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 40%.
Busiest hour for stops
3pm to 4pm
9% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
406th of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
12%
The rest the officer started
190th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
16%
170 of 1,088
232nd of 433 in California
Median stop length
5 min
Where Plumas County Sheriff works
Filled: Plumas County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Plumas County Sheriff officers stop people for
Speeding40%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Outstanding warrant4%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign4%
Parole or probation check3%
Registration, plates or insurance3%
Consensual contact with a search2%
License problem1%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats1%
Everything else23%
The main reason recorded for each of 1,088 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
9% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Plumas County Sheriff
California average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Plumas County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot16% 232nd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation78% 255th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service12% 190th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 195th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning70% 34th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation4% 408th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest19% 64th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 321st of 433 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched17% 90th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed19% 74th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.