The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at South Gate Police
2,316 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmLos Angeles County
South Gate Police is the police department for the city of South Gate, 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 6 a day
2,316 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, 16%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,316 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
South Gate 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. South Gate Police is highlighted.
On foot26% 9th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation70% 44th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service20% 11th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused8% 12th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning19% 47th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation35% 31st of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest18% 6th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 9th 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 searched13% 16th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed22% 4th of 53 in Los Angeles 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.