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

What the job looks like at San Leandro Police

690 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmAlameda County

San Leandro Police is the police department for the city of San Leandro, in Alameda 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 2 a day

690 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 23%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
24% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
10th of 18 in Alameda County
Stops that came from a call
23%
The rest the officer started
6th of 18 in Alameda County
Stops on foot
23%
159 of 690
9th of 18 in Alameda County
Median stop length
11 min

Where San Leandro Police works

Filled: San Leandro city limits.
Name in the state file
SAN LEANDRO PD
People stopped, 2024
690
Separate stops, 2024
615

Other departments in Alameda County

What San Leandro Police officers stop people for

Registration, plates or insurance23%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Theft, burglary or stolen property11%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation7%
Speeding4%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats4%
Mental health hold3%
Weapons2%
Phone use while driving2%
Everything else18%

The main reason recorded for each of 690 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

San Leandro Police
Alameda County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Alameda County. San Leandro Police is highlighted.

On foot23% 9th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation66% 12th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service23% 6th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused11% 3rd of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning35% 12th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation13% 14th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest19% 4th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold3% 7th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched17% 6th of 18 in Alameda County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed32% 3rd of 18 in Alameda 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.