The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Santa Clara County Sheriff
7,350 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmSanta Clara County
Santa Clara County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Santa Clara 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 20 a day
7,350 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, 44%.
Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
22% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
10th of 14 in Santa Clara County
Stops that came from a call
0%
The rest the officer started
14th of 14 in Santa Clara County
Stops on foot
3%
212 of 7,350
13th of 14 in Santa Clara County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Santa Clara County Sheriff works
Filled: Santa Clara County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Santa Clara County Sheriff officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign44%
Lights, tint or equipment24%
Speeding12%
Registration, plates or insurance9%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Phone use while driving2%
Trespassing0%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct0%
Consensual contact with a search0%
Weapons0%
Everything else4%
The main reason recorded for each of 7,350 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Santa Clara County Sheriff
Santa Clara County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot3% 13th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation97% 1st of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service0% 14th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 11th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning14% 13th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Citation13% 13th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest1% 14th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 13th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched2% 14th of 14 in Santa Clara County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed0% 14th of 14 in Santa Clara 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.