The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026

What the job looks like at Truckee Police

1,921 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 3pm to 4pmNevada County

Truckee Police is the police department for the city of Truckee, in Nevada 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

1,921 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 28%.

Busiest hour for stops
3pm to 4pm
19% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 4 in Nevada County
Stops that came from a call
18%
The rest the officer started
3rd of 4 in Nevada County
Stops on foot
19%
366 of 1,921
3rd of 4 in Nevada County
Median stop length
10 min

Where Truckee Police works

Filled: Truckee city limits.
Name in the state file
TRUCKEE POLICE DEPT
People stopped, 2024
1,921
Separate stops, 2024
1,799

Other departments in Nevada County

What Truckee Police officers stop people for

Speeding28%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign15%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation14%
Lights, tint or equipment8%
Registration, plates or insurance6%
Trespassing2%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Phone use while driving2%
Weapons2%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats2%
Everything else18%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,921 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

19% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Truckee Police
Nevada County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm

Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.

How the work is done

Each dot is a department in Nevada County. Truckee Police is highlighted.

On foot19% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation78% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service18% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 2nd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning28% 4th of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%60%
Citation37% 1st of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Arrest12% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%

One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.

Searches and handcuffs

Person searched8% 3rd of 4 in Nevada County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed8% 4th of 4 in Nevada 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.

Sources: California Department of Justice stop data, 2024 · Map outlines: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023, 1:500,000.