The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sheriff
2,428 swornStarts at $76,798Hiring new officers nowApplicant Score 10
People stopped in 2024
25,064
This agency does not publish a yearly total of calls for service, so stops are the best public measure of the work. Most common reason for a stop: speeding, 26%.
First assignment
Often a jail or court before patrol
Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
14% of stops are overnight
10th of 11
Stops that came from a call
8%
The rest the officer started
10th of 11
Median stop length
8 min
What Sheriff officers stop people for
Speeding26%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Registration, plates or insurance14%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Phone use while driving4%
Outstanding warrant3%
Drugs3%
Trespassing2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Everything else18%
The main reason recorded for each of 25,064 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code. Service calls with no detention are not in this data.
When the work happens
14% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am, 10th of 11.
Sheriff
Average of 11
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is one of 11 departments. Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot21% 8th of 11
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation77% 4th of 11
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service8% 10th of 11
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 8th of 11
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning37% 4th of 11
0%20%40%60%
Citation42% 2nd of 11
0%20%40%
Arrest10% 7th of 11
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 9th of 11
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
When a stop starts with a call
Ends in arrest42% 3rd of 11
0%20%40%60%
Ends in a psychiatric hold10% 6th of 11
0%20%40%
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 7th of 11
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 11th of 11
0%20%40%
Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps between departments may not be real.
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