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

What the job looks like at Rohnert Park Police

8,174 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSonoma County

Rohnert Park Police is the police department for the city of Rohnert Park, in Sonoma 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 22 a day

8,174 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, 28%.

Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
45% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 12 in Sonoma County
Stops that came from a call
3%
The rest the officer started
10th of 12 in Sonoma County
Stops on foot
12%
994 of 8,174
10th of 12 in Sonoma County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Rohnert Park Police works

Filled: Rohnert Park city limits.
Name in the state file
ROHNERT PARK PD
People stopped, 2024
8,174
Separate stops, 2024
7,945

Other departments in Sonoma County

What Rohnert Park Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment28%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Speeding12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Parole or probation check2%
Phone use while driving2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Everything else11%

The main reason recorded for each of 8,174 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

45% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Rohnert Park Police
Sonoma County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Sonoma County. Rohnert Park Police is highlighted.

On foot12% 10th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation86% 3rd of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service3% 10th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 10th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning34% 8th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation15% 4th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Arrest9% 8th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 10th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 9th of 12 in Sonoma 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.