The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Shasta County Sheriff
2,504 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmShasta County
Shasta County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Shasta 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 7 a day
2,504 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, 41%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
33% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
79th of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
5%
The rest the officer started
336th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
8%
200 of 2,504
338th of 433 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where Shasta County Sheriff works
Filled: Shasta County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Shasta County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance41%
Lights, tint or equipment23%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign6%
Speeding5%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Parole or probation check1%
Trespassing1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Everything else16%
The main reason recorded for each of 2,504 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
33% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Shasta County Sheriff
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Shasta County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot8% 338th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation90% 92nd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 336th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 379th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning58% 100th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation6% 394th of 433 in California
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Arrest5% 324th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 295th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched13% 156th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed6% 300th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.