The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Diego Unified School District Police
532 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 12pm to 1pmSan Diego County
San Diego Unified School District Police is a school district police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in San Diego 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 1 a day
532 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: mental health hold, 14%.
Busiest hour for stops
12pm to 1pm
0% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
434th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
85%
The rest the officer started
7th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
97%
514 of 532
2nd of 434 in California
Median stop length
30 min
Where San Diego Unified School District Police works
This agency works inside San Diego County. Its own area is not drawn.
What San Diego Unified School District Police officers stop people for
Mental health hold14%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats6%
Drugs6%
School or truancy matter6%
Trespassing5%
Weapons3%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign1%
Everything else54%
The main reason recorded for each of 532 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
0% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Diego Unified School District Police
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 Diego Unified School District Police is highlighted.
On foot97% 2nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation3% 433rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service85% 7th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused15% 30th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning8% 430th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation2% 425th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest37% 8th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold17% 2nd 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 searched17% 87th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed10% 197th 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.