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
33rd of 433 in California
Stops that came from a call
6%
The rest the officer started
315th of 433 in California
Stops on foot
8%
236 of 2,796
335th of 433 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% 335th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation88% 108th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service6% 315th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 354th of 433 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning49% 156th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation30% 175th of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest11% 182nd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 369th of 433 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% 223rd of 433 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed8% 253rd of 433 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.