The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Shafter Police
4,790 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmKern County
Shafter Police is the police department for the city of Shafter, in Kern 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 13 a day
4,790 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 4,790 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
28% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Shafter Police
Kern County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Kern County. Shafter Police is highlighted.
On foot18% 7th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation80% 6th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 6th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 9th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning45% 8th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation26% 2nd of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest9% 7th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 4th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 4th of 12 in Kern County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed10% 7th of 12 in Kern 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.