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

What the job looks like at San Ramon Police

4,839 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmContra Costa County

San Ramon Police is the police department for the city of San Ramon, 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

4,839 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, 24%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
16% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
14th of 17 in Contra Costa County
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
16th of 17 in Contra Costa County
Stops on foot
0%
11 of 4,839
17th of 17 in Contra Costa County
Median stop length
6 min

Where San Ramon Police works

Filled: San Ramon city limits.
Name in the state file
SAN RAMON PD
People stopped, 2024
4,839
Separate stops, 2024
4,806

Other departments in Contra Costa County

What San Ramon Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign24%
Lights, tint or equipment20%
Registration, plates or insurance20%
Speeding11%
Phone use while driving8%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
License problem0%
Parking or stopping violation0%
Weapons0%
Theft, burglary or stolen property0%
Everything else11%

The main reason recorded for each of 4,839 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

San Ramon 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 Ramon Police is highlighted.

On foot0% 17th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation98% 2nd of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 16th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 15th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning76% 1st of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation22% 11th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest0% 17th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 16th 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 searched1% 16th of 17 in Contra Costa County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed1% 16th 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.