The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at South San Francisco Police
8,487 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmSan Mateo County
South San Francisco Police is the police department for the city of South San Francisco, in San Mateo 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 23 a day
8,487 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 11%.
What South San Francisco Police officers stop people for
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Registration, plates or insurance10%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Speeding6%
Theft, burglary or stolen property5%
Outstanding warrant4%
Phone use while driving4%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct4%
Domestic violence3%
Everything else40%
The main reason recorded for each of 8,487 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
32% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
South San Francisco Police
San Mateo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Mateo County. South San Francisco Police is highlighted.
On foot40% 1st of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation55% 17th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service34% 1st of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 3rd of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning38% 10th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation15% 17th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest11% 3rd of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 4th of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched22% 1st of 17 in San Mateo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed12% 4th of 17 in San Mateo 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.