The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Sutter Creek Police
1,580 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmAmador County
Sutter Creek Police is the police department for the city of Sutter Creek, in Amador 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 4 a day
1,580 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 35%.
The main reason recorded for each of 1,580 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
47% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Sutter Creek 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. Sutter Creek Police is highlighted.
On foot1% 429th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation98% 8th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service1% 417th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 298th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning81% 4th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation9% 372nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest2% 399th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 421st 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 searched4% 377th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed3% 382nd 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.