The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sutter County Sheriff
2,796 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 11pm to 12amSutter County
Sutter County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Sutter 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 8 a day
2,796 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, 22%.
Busiest hour for stops
11pm to 12am
40% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
24th of 374 in California
Stops that came from a call
6%
The rest the officer started
272nd of 374 in California
Stops on foot
8%
236 of 2,796
285th of 374 in California
Median stop length
10 min
Where Sutter County Sheriff works
Filled: Sutter County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Sutter County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance22%
Speeding20%
Lights, tint or equipment18%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign11%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation8%
Phone use while driving5%
Consensual contact with a search2%
Outstanding warrant1%
Parole or probation check1%
Seat belt or child seat1%
Everything else11%
The main reason recorded for each of 2,796 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
40% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sutter County Sheriff
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. Sutter County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot8% 285th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation88% 99th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 272nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 305th of 374 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning49% 122nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation30% 162nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest11% 172nd of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 324th of 374 in California
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched10% 199th of 374 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed8% 225th of 374 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.