The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Santa Monica Police
7,479 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 4pm to 5pmLos Angeles County
Santa Monica Police is the police department for the city of Santa Monica, in Los Angeles 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
7,479 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 17%.
The main reason recorded for each of 7,479 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Santa Monica Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Santa Monica Police is highlighted.
On foot33% 3rd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation65% 41st of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service11% 18th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused14% 1st of 44 in Los Angeles County
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How stops end
Verbal warning26% 34th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation43% 19th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Arrest17% 7th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Psychiatric hold1% 11th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 28th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed20% 6th of 44 in Los Angeles 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.