The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sacramento County Sheriff
34,233 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 12am to 1amSacramento County
Sacramento County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Sacramento 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 94 a day
34,233 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 17%.
Busiest hour for stops
12am to 1am
30% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
3rd of 10 in Sacramento County
Stops that came from a call
26%
The rest the officer started
4th of 10 in Sacramento County
Stops on foot
33%
11,348 of 34,233
5th of 10 in Sacramento County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Sacramento County Sheriff works
Filled: Sacramento County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Sacramento County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance17%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Speeding9%
Trespassing8%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign8%
Outstanding warrant3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation2%
Parole or probation check2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Everything else36%
The main reason recorded for each of 34,233 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sacramento County Sheriff
Sacramento County average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sacramento County. Sacramento County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot33% 5th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation61% 6th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service26% 4th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%
Person perceived as unhoused21% 3rd of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning36% 6th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation12% 9th of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest20% 2nd of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 3rd of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched20% 2nd of 10 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed35% 1st of 10 in Sacramento 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.