The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Santa Paula Police
4,516 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmVentura County
Santa Paula Police is the police department for the city of Santa Paula, in Ventura 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 12 a day
4,516 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, 25%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,516 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
31% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Santa Paula Police
Ventura County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Ventura County. Santa Paula Police is highlighted.
On foot17% 5th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation80% 2nd of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 4th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 5th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning49% 1st of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Citation29% 6th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest8% 5th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 5th of 6 in Ventura County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 4th of 6 in Ventura 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.