The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Ridgecrest Police
6,523 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmKern County
Ridgecrest Police is the police department for the city of Ridgecrest, in Kern 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
6,523 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, 15%.
The main reason recorded for each of 6,523 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
27% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Ridgecrest Police
Kern County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kern County. Ridgecrest Police is highlighted.
On foot28% 4th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation69% 9th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service17% 5th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 7th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning53% 3rd of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation10% 11th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest22% 4th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 7th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched24% 3rd of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed21% 3rd of 12 in Kern 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.