The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Francisco County Sheriff
386 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 4pm to 5pmSan Francisco County
San Francisco County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for San Francisco 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
386 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: outstanding warrant, 36%.
Busiest hour for stops
4pm to 5pm
2% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 4 in San Francisco County
Stops that came from a call
16%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 4 in San Francisco County
Stops on foot
78%
300 of 386
1st of 4 in San Francisco County
Median stop length
20 min
Where San Francisco County Sheriff works
Filled: San Francisco County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What San Francisco County Sheriff officers stop people for
Outstanding warrant36%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign10%
Drugs8%
Parole or probation check6%
Registration, plates or insurance5%
Mental health hold4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Everything else23%
The main reason recorded for each of 386 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
2% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Francisco County Sheriff
San Francisco 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 Francisco County. San Francisco County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot78% 1st of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation22% 4th of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service16% 3rd of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused28% 1st of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning10% 4th of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation16% 4th of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%
Arrest57% 1st of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold3% 1st of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched55% 1st of 4 in San Francisco County
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed64% 1st of 4 in San Francisco 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.