The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Luis Obispo County Sheriff
6,618 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSan Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for San Luis Obispo 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 18 a day
6,618 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, 24%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
33% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
2nd of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
Stops that came from a call
13%
The rest the officer started
4th of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
Stops on foot
17%
1,096 of 6,618
3rd of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
Median stop length
7 min
Where San Luis Obispo County Sheriff works
Filled: San Luis Obispo County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What San Luis Obispo County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance24%
Lights, tint or equipment23%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Speeding8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Outstanding warrant2%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Mental health hold2%
Parole or probation check2%
Trespassing2%
Everything else22%
The main reason recorded for each of 6,618 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
33% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff
San Luis Obispo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Luis Obispo County. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot17% 3rd of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 7th of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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After a call for service13% 4th of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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Person perceived as unhoused3% 4th of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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How stops end
Verbal warning72% 1st of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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Citation5% 7th of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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Arrest12% 3rd of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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Psychiatric hold1% 2nd of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched16% 2nd of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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Handcuffed8% 3rd of 8 in San Luis Obispo County
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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.