The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Benito County Sheriff
3,035 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSan Benito County
San Benito County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for San Benito 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 8 a day
3,035 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
9pm to 10pm
34% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
74th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
6%
The rest the officer started
329th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
12%
358 of 3,035
286th of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where San Benito County Sheriff works
Filled: San Benito County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What San Benito County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment28%
Registration, plates or insurance28%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Outstanding warrant5%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Speeding3%
Trespassing2%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Mental health hold1%
Domestic violence0%
Everything else13%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,035 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
34% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Benito County Sheriff
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. San Benito County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot12% 286th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation84% 177th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 329th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 261st of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning71% 29th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation9% 371st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest8% 252nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold1% 152nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 220th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed5% 317th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.