The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Selma Police
3,202 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmFresno County
Selma Police is the police department for the city of Selma, in Fresno 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 9 a day
3,202 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, 35%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,202 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
28% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Selma Police
Fresno County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Fresno County. Selma Police is highlighted.
On foot15% 9th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation86% 8th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 8th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 7th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning29% 14th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Citation25% 3rd of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest14% 4th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 7th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched12% 6th of 17 in Fresno County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed13% 6th of 17 in Fresno 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.