The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Siskiyou County Sheriff
727 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmSiskiyou County
Siskiyou County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Siskiyou 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 2 a day
727 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, 47%.
Busiest hour for stops
3pm to 4pm
17% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 5 in Siskiyou County
Stops that came from a call
10%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 5 in Siskiyou County
Stops on foot
12%
90 of 727
3rd of 5 in Siskiyou County
Median stop length
6 min
Where Siskiyou County Sheriff works
Filled: Siskiyou County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Siskiyou County Sheriff officers stop people for
Lights, tint or equipment47%
Registration, plates or insurance18%
Speeding7%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Outstanding warrant2%
Domestic violence1%
Mental health hold1%
Trespassing1%
Parole or probation check1%
Everything else10%
The main reason recorded for each of 727 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
17% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Siskiyou County Sheriff
Siskiyou County 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 Siskiyou County. Siskiyou County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot12% 3rd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation87% 3rd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 3rd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%60%80%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 4th of 5 in Siskiyou County
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How stops end
Verbal warning71% 2nd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation6% 4th of 5 in Siskiyou County
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Arrest8% 3rd of 5 in Siskiyou County
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Psychiatric hold1% 1st of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched7% 2nd of 5 in Siskiyou County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed4% 4th of 5 in Siskiyou County
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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.