The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Scotts Valley Police
2,927 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSanta Cruz County
Scotts Valley Police is the police department for the city of Scotts Valley, in Santa Cruz 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 8 a day
2,927 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: registration, plates or insurance, 30%.
What Scotts Valley Police officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance30%
Lights, tint or equipment17%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation11%
Speeding10%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign8%
Phone use while driving4%
Trespassing2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Outstanding warrant1%
Public intoxication or open alcohol1%
Everything else14%
The main reason recorded for each of 2,927 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Scotts Valley Police
Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County. Scotts Valley Police is highlighted.
On foot12% 5th of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation87% 1st of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service11% 5th of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 5th of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning60% 2nd of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%60%
Citation22% 4th of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%
Arrest7% 4th of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 5th of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched8% 4th of 5 in Santa Cruz County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 4th of 5 in Santa Cruz 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.