The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sierra County Sheriff
333 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmSierra County
Sierra County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Sierra County. This page shows what its officers spend their time on, from the stops the department reported to the state for 2024.
People stopped
333 in 2024
333 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 28%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
23% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
253rd of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
300th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
14%
48 of 333
244th of 433 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where Sierra County Sheriff works
Filled: Sierra County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Sierra County Sheriff officers stop people for
Speeding28%
Registration, plates or insurance15%
Lights, tint or equipment13%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Weapons3%
Outstanding warrant2%
Drugs1%
Consensual contact with a search1%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct1%
Everything else24%
The main reason recorded for each of 333 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
23% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sierra County Sheriff
California average
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Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Sierra County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot14% 244th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation84% 177th of 433 in California
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After a call for service7% 300th of 433 in California
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 366th of 433 in California
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How stops end
Verbal warning44% 199th of 433 in California
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Citation27% 198th of 433 in California
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Arrest14% 140th of 433 in California
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Psychiatric hold0% 417th of 433 in California
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 201st of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed14% 140th 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.