The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Porterville Police
6,596 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmTulare County
Porterville Police is the police department for the city of Porterville, in Tulare 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 18 a day
6,596 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 27%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,596 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Porterville Police
Tulare County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Tulare County. Porterville Police is highlighted.
On foot26% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation70% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service22% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 6th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning41% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Citation24% 4th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Arrest28% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 1st of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched32% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed29% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
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.