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

What the job looks like at UC San Diego Police

3,720 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSan Diego County

UC San Diego Police is a campus police department. Most of its 2024 stops were in San Diego 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 10 a day

3,720 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, 23%.

Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
29% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
153rd of 434 in California
Stops that came from a call
24%
The rest the officer started
69th of 434 in California
Stops on foot
40%
1,507 of 3,720
32nd of 434 in California
Median stop length
12 min

Pay at UC San Diego Police in 2025

Median total pay
$160,868
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$16,379
13% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $27,870 or more.

Median total pay by rank

Officer or deputy$160,868
Sergeant$235,996

48 sworn staff were paid for the full year, 33 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 San Diego Police works

This agency works inside San Diego County. Its own area is not drawn.
Kind of agency
Campus police
Name in the state file
UC-SAN DIEGO PD
People stopped, 2024
3,720
Separate stops, 2024
3,429

Other departments in San Diego County

San Diego PoliceSheriffEscondido PoliceChula Vista PoliceCarlsbad PoliceOceanside PoliceCoronado PoliceEl Cajon Police

What UC San Diego Police officers stop people for

Red light, stop sign or traffic sign23%
Lane, turn or right-of-way violation10%
Phone use while driving6%
Lights, tint or equipment5%
Disturbance or disorderly conduct4%
Weapons3%
Theft, burglary or stolen property3%
Registration, plates or insurance3%
Mental health hold3%
Trespassing3%
Everything else36%

The main reason recorded for each of 3,720 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.

When the work happens

29% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.

UC San Diego 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 San Diego Police is highlighted.

On foot40% 32nd of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
For a traffic violation56% 397th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service24% 69th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused7% 99th of 434 in California
0%20%40%

How stops end

Verbal warning48% 165th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation25% 210th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest8% 275th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Psychiatric hold3% 34th 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 searched12% 184th of 434 in California
0%20%40%60%
Handcuffed14% 138th 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.