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

What the job looks like at UC Davis Police

1,426 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmYolo County

UC Davis Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Yolo 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 4 a day

1,426 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, 32%.

Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
38% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
42nd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
20%
The rest the officer started
100th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
27%
391 of 1,426
103rd of 434 in California
Median stop length
8 min

Where UC Davis Police works

This agency works inside Yolo County. Its own area is not drawn.
Kind of agency
Campus police
Name in the state file
UC-DAVIS PD
People stopped, 2024
1,426
Separate stops, 2024
1,414

Other departments in Yolo County

What UC Davis Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign32%
Lights, tint or equipment10%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation9%
Registration, plates or insurance4%
Weapons3%
Speeding3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Phone use while driving3%
Outstanding warrant2%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct2%
Everything else28%

The main reason recorded for each of 1,426 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

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

UC Davis 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 Davis Police is highlighted.

On foot27% 103rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation68% 335th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service20% 100th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused25% 8th of 434 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning52% 139th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation20% 262nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest12% 178th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold2% 78th 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 searched21% 52nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed14% 137th 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.

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