The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Riverside County Sheriff
42,115 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amRiverside County
Riverside County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Riverside 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 115 a day
42,115 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 32%.
Busiest hour for stops
9am to 10am
10% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
11th of 13 in Riverside County
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
9th of 13 in Riverside County
Stops on foot
10%
4,128 of 42,115
8th of 13 in Riverside County
Median stop length
7 min
Where Riverside County Sheriff works
Filled: Riverside County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Riverside County Sheriff officers stop people for
Speeding32%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign14%
Registration, plates or insurance13%
Lights, tint or equipment8%
Phone use while driving6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Consensual contact with a search2%
School or truancy matter2%
Trespassing1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Everything else14%
The main reason recorded for each of 42,115 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
10% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Riverside County Sheriff
Riverside County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Riverside County. Riverside County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot10% 8th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation88% 6th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 9th of 13 in Riverside County
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Person perceived as unhoused3% 4th of 13 in Riverside County
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How stops end
Verbal warning29% 5th of 13 in Riverside County
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Citation37% 9th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest5% 9th of 13 in Riverside County
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Psychiatric hold0% 10th of 13 in Riverside County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 5th of 13 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 13th of 13 in Riverside 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.