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 8pmSalary $95,041 to $121,300Los 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%.
Busiest hour for stops
7pm to 8pm
33% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
12th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops that came from a call
100%
The rest the officer started
1st of 53 in Los Angeles County
Stops on foot
22%
1,049 of 4,654
14th of 53 in Los Angeles County
Median stop length
10 min
Pay at Signal Hill Police in 2025
Published salary range
$95,041 to $121,300
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$181,789
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$45,019
38% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $84,621 or more.
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% 14th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation74% 40th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service100% 1st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused10% 5th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 18th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation9% 53rd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest7% 29th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 12th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 13th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 24th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
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.