The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sonora Police
1,712 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmTuolumne County
Sonora Police is the police department for the city of Sonora, in Tuolumne 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
1,712 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, 16%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,712 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
21% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sonora Police
California average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in California. Sonora Police is highlighted.
On foot35% 60th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation60% 375th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service31% 32nd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused6% 122nd of 433 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning47% 174th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation11% 356th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest23% 33rd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold2% 50th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched24% 39th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed25% 34th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.