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
Where UC Berkeley Police works
This agency works inside Alameda County. Its own area is not drawn.
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%
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.