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

What the job looks like at Ross Police

593 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amMarin County

Ross Police is the police department for the city of Ross, in Marin 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 2 a day

593 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 23%.

Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
12% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
9th of 9 in Marin County
Stops that came from a call
4%
The rest the officer started
9th of 9 in Marin County
Stops on foot
4%
21 of 593
9th of 9 in Marin County
Median stop length
7 min

Where Ross Police works

Filled: Ross city limits.
Name in the state file
ROSS PD
People stopped, 2024
593
Separate stops, 2024
581

Other departments in Marin County

What Ross Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign23%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Speeding18%
Registration, plates or insurance14%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Weapons1%
Phone use while driving1%
License problem1%
Trespassing1%
Mental health hold0%
Everything else12%

The main reason recorded for each of 593 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

12% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Ross Police
Marin County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Marin County. Ross Police is highlighted.

On foot4% 9th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation95% 1st of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service4% 9th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 9th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning71% 4th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation29% 3rd of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Arrest1% 9th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 7th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched1% 9th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 9th of 9 in Marin 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.