The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Riverside Police
21,285 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 12am to 1amRiverside County
Riverside Police is the police department for the city of Riverside, in 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 58 a day
21,285 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, 15%.
The main reason recorded for each of 21,285 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Riverside Police
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 Police is highlighted.
On foot31% 3rd of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation65% 12th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service22% 3rd of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused18% 1st of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning11% 12th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%
Citation22% 11th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest19% 1st of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 6th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched9% 5th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed23% 1st of 14 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.