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

What the job looks like at Sanger Police

2,922 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmFresno County

Sanger Police is the police department for the city of Sanger, in Fresno 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 8 a day

2,922 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, 23%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
22% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
13th of 17 in Fresno County
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
17th of 17 in Fresno County
Stops on foot
12%
357 of 2,922
13th of 17 in Fresno County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Sanger Police works

Filled: Sanger city limits.
Name in the state file
SANGER PD
People stopped, 2024
2,922
Separate stops, 2024
2,802

Other departments in Fresno County

What Sanger Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment23%
Speeding19%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign16%
Registration, plates or insurance11%
Phone use while driving6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Outstanding warrant2%
Trespassing2%
School or truancy matter2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Everything else14%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,922 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Sanger Police
Fresno County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Fresno County. Sanger Police is highlighted.

On foot12% 13th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation87% 6th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 17th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused3% 10th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning45% 8th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Citation12% 8th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest6% 14th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 17th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched4% 15th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 15th of 17 in Fresno 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.