The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Santa Ana Police
8,737 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amOrange County
Santa Ana Police is the police department for the city of Santa Ana, in Orange 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 24 a day
8,737 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, 9%.
The main reason recorded for each of 8,737 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
13% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Santa Ana Police
Orange County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Orange County. Santa Ana Police is highlighted.
On foot53% 1st of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation42% 24th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service23% 1st of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused34% 1st of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning14% 22nd of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%
Citation24% 20th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest39% 2nd of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 10th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched17% 10th of 24 in Orange County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed39% 2nd of 24 in Orange 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.