The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at San Fernando Police

1,148 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmLos Angeles County

San Fernando Police is the police department for the city of San Fernando, in Los Angeles 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 3 a day

1,148 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 27%.

Busiest hour for stops
3pm to 4pm
18% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
36th of 44 in Los Angeles County
Stops that came from a call
6%
The rest the officer started
30th of 44 in Los Angeles County
Stops on foot
13%
147 of 1,148
22nd of 44 in Los Angeles County
Median stop length
15 min

Where San Fernando Police works

Filled: San Fernando city limits.
Name in the state file
SAN FERNANDO PD
People stopped, 2024
1,148
Separate stops, 2024
1,148

Other departments in Los Angeles County

What San Fernando Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign27%
Lights, tint or equipment16%
Registration, plates or insurance16%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation8%
Speeding5%
License problem3%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Phone use while driving2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Everything else20%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,148 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

18% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

San Fernando Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. San Fernando Police is highlighted.

On foot13% 22nd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation84% 24th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 30th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 12th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning25% 36th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation49% 12th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest13% 14th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 32nd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched11% 18th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 12th of 44 in Los Angeles 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.