The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sonoma Police
1,844 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amSonoma County
Sonoma Police is the police department for the city of Sonoma, in Sonoma 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 5 a day
1,844 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%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,844 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
49% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sonoma Police
Sonoma County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Sonoma County. Sonoma Police is highlighted.
On foot23% 3rd of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation71% 11th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service9% 4th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused5% 4th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 7th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation3% 11th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Arrest16% 2nd of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 4th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched14% 4th of 12 in Sonoma County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed20% 2nd of 12 in Sonoma 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.