The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Susanville Police
1,681 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7pm to 8pmLassen County
Susanville Police is the police department for the city of Susanville, in Lassen 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
1,681 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 22%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,681 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
22% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Susanville 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. Susanville Police is highlighted.
On foot2% 415th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation97% 17th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 421st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 420th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning52% 135th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation37% 113th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest7% 297th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 368th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched5% 349th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed6% 301st of 434 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.