The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at St. Helena Police
3,605 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmNapa County
St. Helena Police is the police department for the city of St. Helena, in Napa 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 10 a day
3,605 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 35%.
The main reason recorded for each of 3,605 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
37% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
St. Helena Police
Napa County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Napa County. St. Helena Police is highlighted.
On foot6% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation90% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service5% 4th of 4 in Napa County
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Person perceived as unhoused1% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
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How stops end
Verbal warning68% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%
Citation21% 3rd of 4 in Napa County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest3% 4th of 4 in Napa County
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Psychiatric hold0% 2nd of 4 in Napa County
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One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched3% 4th of 4 in Napa County
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Handcuffed3% 4th of 4 in Napa 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.