The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Pablo Police
4,645 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmContra Costa County
San Pablo Police is the police department for the city of San Pablo, in Contra Costa 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 13 a day
4,645 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, 27%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,645 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
31% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Pablo Police
Contra Costa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Contra Costa County. San Pablo Police is highlighted.
On foot16% 6th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation80% 12th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 8th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 9th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning28% 14th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation8% 17th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest15% 2nd of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 6th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched15% 3rd of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed13% 4th of 17 in Contra Costa 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.