The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Tuolumne County Sheriff
3,440 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 10pm to 11pmTuolumne County
Tuolumne County Sheriff is the sheriff's office for Tuolumne 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 9 a day
3,440 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, 19%.
Busiest hour for stops
10pm to 11pm
41% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
23rd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
20%
The rest the officer started
106th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
28%
945 of 3,440
101st of 434 in California
Median stop length
9 min
Where Tuolumne County Sheriff works
Filled: Tuolumne County. Cities with their own police are gray.
What Tuolumne County Sheriff officers stop people for
Registration, plates or insurance19%
Lights, tint or equipment19%
Outstanding warrant7%
Red light, stop sign or traffic sign6%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation5%
Consensual contact with a search4%
Speeding3%
Trespassing3%
Domestic violence3%
Public intoxication or open alcohol2%
Everything else30%
The main reason recorded for each of 3,440 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
41% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Tuolumne County Sheriff
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. Tuolumne County Sheriff is highlighted.
On foot28% 101st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation67% 339th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service20% 106th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused4% 183rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning57% 110th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation5% 406th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest27% 24th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 264th 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 searched28% 21st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed27% 29th 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.