The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at UC Merced Police
627 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 9pm to 10pmMerced County
UC Merced Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in Merced 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 2 a day
627 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, 60%.
Busiest hour for stops
9pm to 10pm
16% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
360th of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
2%
The rest the officer started
393rd of 434 in California
Stops on foot
3%
16 of 627
413th of 434 in California
Median stop length
6 min
Where UC Merced Police works
This agency works inside Merced County. Its own area is not drawn.
The main reason recorded for each of 627 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
16% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
UC Merced 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 Merced Police is highlighted.
On foot3% 413th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation97% 15th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service2% 393rd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 330th of 434 in California
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning89% 1st of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation4% 413th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest2% 416th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold0% 329th 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 searched1% 428th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed0% 429th 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.