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

What the job looks like at Rocklin Police

5,471 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amPlacer County

Rocklin Police is the police department for the city of Rocklin, in Placer 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 15 a day

5,471 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 19%.

Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
28% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 5 in Placer County
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
4th of 5 in Placer County
Stops on foot
10%
566 of 5,471
2nd of 5 in Placer County
Median stop length
8 min

Where Rocklin Police works

Filled: Rocklin city limits.
Name in the state file
ROCKLIN PD
People stopped, 2024
5,471
Separate stops, 2024
5,178

Other departments in Placer County

What Rocklin Police officers stop people for

Speeding19%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Phone use while driving14%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Outstanding warrant1%
Weapons1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Everything else23%

The main reason recorded for each of 5,471 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

28% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Rocklin Police
Placer County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Placer County. Rocklin Police is highlighted.

On foot10% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation85% 3rd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning33% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation7% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
Arrest9% 2nd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 4th of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched10% 3rd of 5 in Placer County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed9% 4th of 5 in Placer 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.