The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Solano County Sheriff
5,968 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSolano County
Solano County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Solano 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 16 a day
5,968 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, 25%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 8 in Solano County
Stops that came from a call
7%
The rest the officer started
7th of 8 in Solano County
Stops on foot
11%
655 of 5,968
5th of 8 in Solano County
Median stop length
8 min
Where Solano County Sheriff works
Filled: Solano County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Solano County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance25%
Speeding14%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign12%
Lights, tint or equipment12%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation6%
Parole or probation check2%
Trespassing2%
Theft, burglary or stolen property2%
Outstanding warrant2%
Weapons1%
Everything else23%
The main reason recorded for each of 5,968 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Solano County Sheriff
Solano County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Solano County. Solano County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot11% 5th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation84% 3rd of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service7% 7th of 8 in Solano County
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 6th of 8 in Solano County
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How stops end
Verbal warning64% 1st of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%60%
Citation8% 8th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Arrest10% 6th of 8 in Solano County
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Psychiatric hold0% 7th of 8 in Solano County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched13% 5th of 8 in Solano County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed14% 5th of 8 in Solano 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.