The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Bernardino County Sheriff
66,086 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10am to 11amSan Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for San Bernardino 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 181 a day
66,086 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, 26%.
Busiest hour for stops
10am to 11am
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
6th of 11 in San Bernardino County
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
9th of 11 in San Bernardino County
Stops on foot
13%
8,639 of 66,086
9th of 11 in San Bernardino County
Median stop length
8 min
Where San Bernardino County Sheriff works
Filled: San Bernardino County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What San Bernardino County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance26%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign19%
Speeding14%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Consensual contact with a search4%
School or truancy matter1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Phone use while driving1%
Trespassing1%
Everything else14%
The main reason recorded for each of 66,086 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Bernardino County Sheriff
San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County. San Bernardino County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot13% 9th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation84% 3rd of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 9th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 7th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning34% 3rd of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Citation21% 9th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest8% 10th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched17% 4th of 11 in San Bernardino County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed7% 9th of 11 in San Bernardino County
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.