The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at San Rafael Police
5,351 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10am to 11amMarin County
San Rafael Police is the police department for the city of San Rafael, in Marin 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 15 a day
5,351 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 17%.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,351 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
24% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
San Rafael Police
Marin County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Marin County. San Rafael Police is highlighted.
On foot34% 1st of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation60% 8th of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service28% 1st of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 2nd of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning35% 8th of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation29% 4th of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Arrest19% 1st of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 1st of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched22% 1st of 8 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed18% 1st of 8 in Marin 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.