The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Port Hueneme Police

1,288 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmVentura County

Port Hueneme Police is the police department for the city of Port Hueneme, in Ventura 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 4 a day

1,288 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 28%.

Busiest hour for stops
3pm to 4pm
25% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
2nd of 7 in Ventura County
Stops that came from a call
28%
The rest the officer started
1st of 7 in Ventura County
Stops on foot
33%
423 of 1,288
3rd of 7 in Ventura County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Port Hueneme Police works

Filled: Port Hueneme city limits.
Name in the state file
PORT HUENEME PD
People stopped, 2024
1,288
Separate stops, 2024
1,169

Other departments in Ventura County

What Port Hueneme Police officers stop people for

Speeding28%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Lights, tint or equipment8%
School or truancy matter5%
Trespassing5%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Theft, burglary or stolen property4%
Outstanding warrant4%
Drugs3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Everything else26%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,288 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

25% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Port Hueneme Police
Ventura County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Ventura County. Port Hueneme Police is highlighted.

On foot33% 3rd of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation59% 5th of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service28% 1st of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused20% 2nd of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning22% 6th of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation39% 3rd of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest18% 3rd of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 1st of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched14% 2nd of 7 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed19% 2nd of 7 in Ventura 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.