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

University and college police departments in California

Agencies covered
34

Together they stopped 37,356 people in 2024. Busiest: UCLA Police, 3,851.

People stopped in 2024

1. UCLA Police3,851
2. UC San Diego Police3,720
3. UC Irvine Police2,965
4. UC Berkeley Police2,003
5. San Jose State University Police1,866
6. San Diego State University Police1,723
7. UC Santa Barbara Police1,571
8. UCSF Police1,472
9. UC Davis Police1,426
10. Chico State Police1,338
11. San Diego Community College District Police1,239
12. CSU Monterey Bay Police998
13. Glendale Community College Police965
14. Sonoma County Junior College District Police896
15. State Center Community College District Police887
16. Cal State Long Beach Police875
17. CSU Northridge Police821
18. San Bernardino Community College District Police782
19. UC Riverside Police750
20. Sacramento State Police650
21. San Francisco State University Police637
22. UC Merced Police627
23. Cal State Fullerton Police600
24. CSU Channel Islands Police567
25. Foothill-De Anza College District Police560
26. Stanislaus State Police515
27. CSU San Marcos Police468
28. UC Santa Cruz Police440
29. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Police421
30. Cal Poly Humboldt Police374
31. CSU Bakersfield Police369
32. Contra Costa Community College District Police356
33. Sonoma State University Police318
34. West Valley-Mission Community College District Police306

Agencies with fewer than 300 people stopped in the year are left out.

Share of stops on foot

UCSF Police55%
San Diego Community College District Police45%
Cal Poly Humboldt Police42%
UC San Diego Police40%
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Police40%
San Jose State University Police40%
UC Berkeley Police37%
San Diego State University Police33%
San Bernardino Community College District Police31%
UCLA Police29%
State Center Community College District Police28%
UC Riverside Police28%
UC Davis Police27%
CSU Northridge Police26%
CSU San Marcos Police25%
UC Santa Barbara Police24%
Sonoma State University Police21%
Cal State Long Beach Police20%
Sacramento State Police19%
Contra Costa Community College District Police18%
Sonoma County Junior College District Police18%
San Francisco State University Police17%
CSU Channel Islands Police17%
Chico State Police16%
UC Santa Cruz Police15%
Cal State Fullerton Police14%
CSU Bakersfield Police13%
UC Irvine Police12%
Foothill-De Anza College District Police11%
West Valley-Mission Community College District Police7%
Stanislaus State Police5%
CSU Monterey Bay Police3%
Glendale Community College Police3%
UC Merced Police3%

Share of stops between 10pm and 5am

Sacramento State Police51%
UC Santa Barbara Police46%
San Francisco State University Police45%
San Diego State University Police44%
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Police42%
UC Riverside Police41%
CSU San Marcos Police40%
Cal Poly Humboldt Police40%
San Jose State University Police39%
UCLA Police39%
UC Davis Police38%
UC Berkeley Police38%
Cal State Fullerton Police34%
Cal State Long Beach Police31%
UC San Diego Police29%
Chico State Police27%
State Center Community College District Police26%
UC Irvine Police26%
UCSF Police26%
San Bernardino Community College District Police24%
CSU Northridge Police22%
UC Santa Cruz Police18%
UC Merced Police16%
Sonoma County Junior College District Police13%
CSU Monterey Bay Police11%
CSU Channel Islands Police11%
Stanislaus State Police10%
CSU Bakersfield Police9%
Sonoma State University Police9%
West Valley-Mission Community College District Police8%
Glendale Community College Police6%
Contra Costa Community College District Police4%
San Diego Community College District Police4%
Foothill-De Anza College District Police2%

Share of stops ending in arrest

UC Riverside Police16%
San Jose State University Police16%
Chico State Police13%
State Center Community College District Police12%
UC Davis Police12%
UC Berkeley Police12%
San Diego Community College District Police10%
Cal Poly Humboldt Police10%
UCLA Police10%
San Bernardino Community College District Police10%
CSU San Marcos Police9%
San Diego State University Police8%
UC San Diego Police8%
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Police7%
UCSF Police5%
Cal State Long Beach Police5%
CSU Northridge Police5%
UC Santa Barbara Police5%
Cal State Fullerton Police4%
Sacramento State Police4%
San Francisco State University Police4%
West Valley-Mission Community College District Police4%
UC Santa Cruz Police3%
Sonoma County Junior College District Police3%
CSU Channel Islands Police2%
Foothill-De Anza College District Police2%
Stanislaus State Police2%
UC Irvine Police2%
Sonoma State University Police2%
UC Merced Police2%
CSU Bakersfield Police2%
Contra Costa Community College District Police1%
CSU Monterey Bay Police1%
Glendale Community College Police0%

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