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

What the job looks like at Tulare Police

3,678 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 7am to 8amTulare County

Tulare Police is the police department for the city of Tulare, in 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 10 a day

3,678 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, 21%.

Busiest hour for stops
7am to 8am
16% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
8th of 9 in Tulare County
Stops that came from a call
26%
The rest the officer started
2nd of 9 in Tulare County
Stops on foot
40%
1,469 of 3,678
2nd of 9 in Tulare County
Median stop length
8 min

Where Tulare Police works

Filled: Tulare city limits.
Name in the state file
TULARE PD
People stopped, 2024
3,678
Separate stops, 2024
3,087

Other departments in Tulare County

What Tulare Police officers stop people for

Lights, tint or equipment21%
Registration, plates or insurance11%
Speeding10%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign7%
Trespassing7%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property1%
School or truancy matter1%
Outstanding warrant1%
Phone use while driving1%
Everything else36%

The main reason recorded for each of 3,678 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

Tulare Police
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 Police is highlighted.

On foot40% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
For a traffic violation57% 8th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%80%
After a call for service26% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused16% 2nd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning44% 4th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Citation31% 3rd of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%
Arrest15% 5th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 4th 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 searched3% 9th of 9 in Tulare County
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed7% 7th 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.

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