The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Tulare County Sheriff
12,029 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8pm to 9pmTulare County
Tulare County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Tulare 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 33 a day
12,029 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, 28%.
Busiest hour for stops
8pm to 9pm
26% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
4th of 9 in Tulare County
Stops that came from a call
1%
The rest the officer started
9th of 9 in Tulare County
Stops on foot
14%
1,675 of 12,029
8th of 9 in Tulare County
Median stop length
10 min
Where Tulare County Sheriff works
Filled: Tulare County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Tulare County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance28%
Lights, tint or equipment25%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign9%
Consensual contact with a search5%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation4%
Speeding4%
School or truancy matter4%
Outstanding warrant3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
Trespassing1%
Everything else15%
The main reason recorded for each of 12,029 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
26% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Tulare County Sheriff
Tulare County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Tulare County. Tulare County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot14% 8th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation81% 3rd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service1% 9th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused2% 7th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning52% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Citation5% 9th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Arrest8% 9th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 9th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched9% 6th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed5% 8th of 9 in Tulare County
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.