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

What the job looks like at Sausalito Police

956 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmMarin County

Sausalito Police is the police department for the city of Sausalito, in Marin 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 3 a day

956 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, 22%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
22% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
5th of 9 in Marin County
Stops that came from a call
9%
The rest the officer started
4th of 9 in Marin County
Stops on foot
9%
90 of 956
5th of 9 in Marin County
Median stop length
8 min

Where Sausalito Police works

Filled: Sausalito city limits.
Name in the state file
SAUSALITO PD
People stopped, 2024
956
Separate stops, 2024
911

Other departments in Marin County

What Sausalito Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign22%
Lights, tint or equipment21%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation14%
Registration, plates or insurance9%
Speeding7%
Phone use while driving3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol1%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Suspected DUI1%
Everything else19%

The main reason recorded for each of 956 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

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

Sausalito Police
Marin County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Marin County. Sausalito Police is highlighted.

On foot9% 5th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation87% 5th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service9% 4th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 4th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning60% 6th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation14% 7th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Arrest4% 6th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%

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

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched6% 5th of 9 in Marin County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed5% 6th of 9 in Marin 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.