The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Joaquin County Sheriff
2,371 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSan Joaquin County
San Joaquin County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for San Joaquin 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 6 a day
2,371 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, 23%.
Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
10% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
Stops that came from a call
2%
The rest the officer started
9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
Stops on foot
3%
64 of 2,371
9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
Median stop length
10 min
Where San Joaquin County Sheriff works
Filled: San Joaquin County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What San Joaquin County Sheriff officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign23%
Registration, plates or insurance23%
Speeding22%
Lights, tint or equipment7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Phone use while driving2%
Trespassing1%
Outstanding warrant0%
School or truancy matter0%
Seat belt or child seat0%
Everything else17%
The main reason recorded for each of 2,371 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
10% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Joaquin County Sheriff
San Joaquin 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 Joaquin County. San Joaquin County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot3% 9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation96% 2nd of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
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Person perceived as unhoused3% 4th of 10 in San Joaquin County
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How stops end
Verbal warning29% 9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation65% 1st of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest3% 8th of 10 in San Joaquin County
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Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 6th of 10 in San Joaquin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 10th of 10 in San Joaquin 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.