The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Signal Hill Police
4,654 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmLos Angeles County
Signal Hill Police is the police department for the city of Signal Hill, in Los Angeles 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
4,654 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 30%.
The main reason recorded for each of 4,654 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
33% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Signal Hill Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Signal Hill Police is highlighted.
On foot22% 9th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation74% 36th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service100% 1st of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused10% 3rd of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 14th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation9% 44th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Arrest7% 26th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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Psychiatric hold2% 9th of 44 in Los Angeles County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 12th of 44 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 19th of 44 in Los Angeles 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.