The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Torrance Police
2,858 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10am to 11amLos Angeles County
Torrance Police is the police department for the city of Torrance, in Los Angeles 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
2,858 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, 14%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,858 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
14% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Torrance Police
Los Angeles County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Los Angeles County. Torrance Police is highlighted.
On foot25% 11th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
For a traffic violation72% 42nd of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service24% 7th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused11% 4th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning28% 39th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation41% 25th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest15% 11th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold2% 10th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched21% 5th of 53 in Los Angeles County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed24% 3rd of 53 in Los Angeles 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.