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

What the job looks like at UC Berkeley Police

2,003 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmAlameda County

UC Berkeley Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Alameda 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

2,003 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: red light, stop sign or traffic sign, 26%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
38% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
48th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
29%
The rest the officer started
42nd of 434 in California
Stops on foot
37%
738 of 2,003
46th of 434 in California
Median stop length
10 min

Pay at UC Berkeley Police in 2025

Median total pay
$177,507
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$23,700
18% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $48,652 or more.

Median total pay by rank

Officer or deputy$177,507
Sergeant$289,108
Lieutenant$259,899

50 sworn staff were paid for the full year, 35 of them at officer or deputy level. Sheriff counts include jail and court deputies. Source: California State Controller, Government Compensation in California, raw export, 2025.

Where UC Berkeley Police works

This agency works inside Alameda County. Its own area is not drawn.
Kind of agency
Campus police
Name in the state file
UC BERKELEY PD
People stopped, 2024
2,003
Separate stops, 2024
1,886

Other departments in Alameda County

BART PoliceOakland PoliceAlameda County SheriffLivermore PoliceFremont PoliceAlameda PolicePleasanton PoliceBerkeley Police

What UC Berkeley Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign26%
Registration, plates or insurance11%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct6%
Trespassing5%
Theft, burglary or stolen property5%
Assault, battery, robbery or threats3%
Weapons2%
Mental health hold2%
Everything else21%

The main reason recorded for each of 2,003 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

38% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

UC Berkeley Police
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. UC Berkeley Police is highlighted.

On foot37% 46th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation62% 368th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service29% 42nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 112th of 434 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning63% 70th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation17% 291st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest12% 179th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold2% 62nd 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 searched13% 159th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed14% 132nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
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.