The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sacramento Police
41,966 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9am to 10amSacramento County
Sacramento Police is the police department for the city of Sacramento, in 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 115 a day
41,966 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, 18%.
The main reason recorded for each of 41,966 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
30% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sacramento Police
Sacramento County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sacramento County. Sacramento Police is highlighted.
On foot39% 1st of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation57% 6th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service34% 1st of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused18% 2nd of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning24% 6th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%60%
Citation17% 5th of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Arrest21% 1st of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 1st of 6 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 searched26% 1st of 6 in Sacramento County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed27% 2nd of 6 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.